Post * dJvE — Curious Curator

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TIL That although nuclear power accounts for nearly 20% of the United States’ energy consumption, only 5 deaths since 1962 can be attributed to it.

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JD8 TIL that in the movie Independence Day, the filmmakers added audio from Jurassic Park, in post production, because they liked when Jeff Goldblum said “Must go faster! Must go faster”.

gMME9 TIL Dover Castle is the largest castle in England. There are over 3 miles of secret war time tunnels snaking deep into the cliff. Many of these tunnels are still undiscovered.

QNQVE TIL All glass in Sweden is recycled in one building.

QnvL TIL Thomas-Alexandre Dumas the father of novelist Alexandre Dumas. Was a general in Revolutionary France and the highest-ranking person of color of all time in a European army. He was the first person of color in the French military to become general-in-chief of a French army

xg75 TIL of Neerja Bhanot, a 22 year old Indian air hostess who helped hide 41 American passports aboard a hijacked plane. She died shielding three children from gunfire and was posthumously awarded bravery medals from India, Pakistan, and the United States.