Post * dQWZ — Curious Curator

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TIL that the, “No Child Left Behind Act” requires high schools to give out personal information to military recruiters.

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9YwyM TIL the color of nasal mucous has no bearing on whether you have an infection, so just because you have yellow or green mucous, doesn’t mean you have a sinus infection; it’s a sign your immune system is doing its jobof fighting the cold virus

l7lOa TIL that the Pan Am plane in the Tenerife disaster was also the first Boeing 747 to fly commercially, as well as being the first 747 to be hijacked. It was named 'Clipper Victor.'

dKQB TIL A Roman trading ship from the time of the Caesars was discovered off the coast of Italy, in such good condition that some of the food may still be preserved inside the storage jars.

KMRE TIL that in 2003, PETA wanted Hamburg to change its name to Veggieburg

N7lXQ TIL the wood frog survives winter by producing an anti-freeze in it's blood from a combination of urine and glucose, allowing it to be 2/3rds frozen, re-animating after it thaws out months later.