Post * nekpB — Curious Curator

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TIL male bees ejaculate with such force that it rips apart their organs, killing them instantly.

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8nKK TIL As of May 2015, 2.3 Million Americans still subscribed to AOL Dial Up Internet.

rN7Lw TIL in the Pacific Theatre of WWil, the U.S. Army & Navy utilized ships called “BRL”s (Barge, Refrigerated, Large) whose entire purpose was to make & supply ice cream to increase troop morale. Each barge cost $1M, could produce 10gal of ice cream every 7min, and could store up to 2000gal.

OGLEX TIL that during Deng Xiaoping's visit to the United States, a Maoist American protested against him, calling him a "capitalist roader"

oB85L TIL that, like birds, some people can subconsciously tell which way is north

7E7x TIL in the 1980 US presidential election neither Jimmy Carter nor Ronald Reagan were allowed to privately raise funds, as they could only spend the money that was allocated to them under federal election law