Post * nWJ6W — Curious Curator

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TIL dandelion roots can be made into a coffee-like beverage.

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4XJZo TIL that Eddie Murphy was nominated for a BAFTA (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role) for his role as Donkey in Shrek (2001).

ee4b TIL 37% of Italians have never used the internet (as of 2012)

Zwwa TIL that, adjusted for inflation, the U.S. federal minimum wage has dropped 20% from 1967 to 2010

96Dr TIL that John McCain broke both arms and a leg, then had his shoulder crushed when his plane went down in North Vietnam. He was then tortured for two years, yet refused the early release offered to him because it did not include all American POWs. He lost 50 pounds and his hair turned white.

7KRx TIL of a cobalt bomb, a nuclear weapon designed to maximize nuclear fallout, able to potentially wipe out human life.