Post * v1b0R — Curious Curator

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TIL everyone now has full access to their own Quantum Computer

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E0Qw TIL that a 12 year old enlisted in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He won a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart before the Navy found out how old he was.

neew7 TIL Although Aloha Airlines FL243 suffered an explosive decompression which tore off the top half of the plane’s skin & threw out 1 crew member midair, the captain—who saw “blue sky where the first-class ceiling had been” thru the missing cockpit door—was able to land with all 90 passengers alive

ADR8d TIL "Wakanda" is the supreme being from American Indian mythology

mxdyO TIL that kale, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, and cabbage are all the same plant species, just with different pressures from artificial selection.

5YgaP TIL Submarine K-219, a nuclear submarine that sank in 1986 due to a missile silo leak. It sank in 18,000ft of water, and when located 2 years later, it's missile doors had been forced open and the nuclear missiles it carried were missing.