Post * oR4br — Curious Curator

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TIL the number of weeks pregnant is calculated to the date of a woman's last period. Not when they actually conceived.

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7bDx TIL that corn (maize) is a human invention and does not exist in the wild.

nB4r TIL that an Ethiopian girl was brutally beaten by seven men, until a pride of lions chased the men away and proceeded to stay with and protect the girl until help arrived.

9YRxD TIL that in 1954, the French was soundly defeated by the Vietnamese at Dien Bien Phu. That was the first time a non-European colony defeated a modern Western occupier in a pitched battle. The victory then fuelled the independence movements in other colonies, like Algeria

MEe8 TIL No M1 Abrams tank has ever been destroyed by an enemy tank.

XERb8 TIL Psychology researchers found that listening to heavy metal music is a healthy way of processing negative emotions. It does not make people more violent. Some research shows that metalheads are less likely to cheat on their partners than jazz listeners.