Post * oM67 — Curious Curator

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TIL Teddy Roosevelt was the first president to fly in an airplane and afterwards told the pilot, “that was the bulliest experience I ever had. I envy your professional conquest of space.”

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v1Rwr TIL, in 1996 Mr. Rogers poured the 100 billionth Crayola crayon. The commemorative replica that Mr. Rogers received at the event is housed in the Fred Rogers Archive.

pm9A TIL that the creators of South Park, the Simpsons and King of the Hill really hate Family Guy.

xvKB TIL that a man in Florida woke up with a severe headache. When he went to the hospital they found a bullet in his head. It turned out that his wife had shot him in the head while he was sleeping.

9w4ZB TIL that Chia pets are so named because they are made with sprouted chia seeds

ADBxg TIL A woodpecker's tongue wraps around its skull to protect it while hammers at over 1000 times the force of gravity. This protects it from bashing its brains out while pecking.