Post * kOZ0B — Curious Curator

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TIL: Rogue waves can occur occur in the open ocean creating walls of water up to 40m high, as well as rogue troughs which can create a deep pit in the open ocean.

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QObM TIL there’s a number that is considered illegal. If you distribute or even possess this number, you can be prosecuted under the DMCA

a8dKZ TIL that Mao Zedong’s great-grandson’s name is Mao Dongdong

M71dm TIL in 1927 the University of Michigan had two live Wolverines as mascots”Biff and Bennie”. However, they were so ferocious the players refused to carry them around and soon were too vicious to have in campus and were given back to the Detroit zoo.

6Emll TIL that baleen whales evolved to use bone conduction as their primary hearing mechanism.

R7Dd9 TIL if you're having trouble at a Japanese Rail Ticket Machine, a secret hatch will pop open next to the machine and a helper will pop out of it to manually finish the transaction for you.