Post * rRvn4 — Curious Curator

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TIL out of all the countries that were required to pay reparations from World War II, Finland is the only one known to have paid its bill in full when it sent $300 million to the Soviet Union in 1952.

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G591 TIL there is a lightbulb in California that has been burning for at least 113 years. The lightbulb is often cited as evidence for the idea that modern lightbulbs are intentionally produced to die early so that customers will buy more of them.

dDRGZ TIL - When Jacques Charles flew the first hydrogen balloon in 1783, it was destroyed by terrified peasants when it landed as it was only the second ever balloon flight.

D1g0g TIL praying mantises only have one ear. They are the only species of animals known to have only one ear.

j6enQ TIL A fossilized os penis of a walrus measured 4.5 feet long. Biblical scholars in 2015 argued it was the penis bone, not a rib, God removed from man to form Eve.

e0wpL TIL Dave's Killer Bread was co-founded by Dave Dahl, who spent 15 years in prison before launching the business with his brother. The company now employs over 100 ex-convicts (about 33% of staff) and sold in 2015 for $275M.