Post * manM — Curious Curator

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TIL: The number of homeschooled children increased by 61.8% in the last 10 years.

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PYBOn TIL that Frankie Muniz, who has almost no memory of his acting career, now owns an artisanal oil and vinegar shop

Y7DWB TIL that Chain-smoking is referred to smoking continously by lighting a new cigarette from the stub of the last one smoked.

E1kP7 TIL that even at 0 Kelvin (absolute zero), atoms continue to vibrate due the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, which states that a particle's momentum cannot be precisely determined if its position is known, and vice versa. Basically, because the atom's position is known at 0K, its momentum can't be

X0kxQ TIL at the start of WWII, allied forces in Dunkirk were cut off and surrounded by German troops and awaiting capture, as there weren't enough naval ships to evacuate them. Within 8 days, a hastily assembled fleet of over 800 civilian ships arrived and evacuated 338,226 troops.

4keKo TIL: In 2023, the St. Hubert restaurant chain in eastern Canada implemented measures to make their restaurants more welcoming to autistic people by allowing customers to request sensory accomodations in advance.