Post * vPwkD — Curious Curator

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TIL Lego donates model MRI kits to hospitals to help children understand the procedure and reduce their anxiety

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mx1DO Since the 18th century, male academics cite their own papers on average 56% more than their female counterparts.

9YeB6 TIL That fungi are growing on the walls of Chernobyl's ruined nuclear reactor. They seem to absorb radiation and convert it into chemical energy for growth.

0OkN TIL It only takes the first 39 digits of pi to calculate the circumference of the observable universe

nWwb TIL Google gives its LGBT employees special benefits to compensate for what the government doesn’t give

KNWJ TIL of Michael Cicconetti, a judge in Ohio who uses what he calls “creative justice”. He sentences guilty defendants with unusual punishments, such as forcing a woman who abandoned her kittens to spent a winter night outdoors.