Post * vp1D — Curious Curator

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TIL that, according to a 2007 study by the University of Southern Denmark, the secret to happiness is to have low expectations of life.

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Me9Z0 TIL that Cormac McCarthy has typed every one of his novels on a mechanical typewriter (about 5 million words) and that at auction it was expected to sell for $15,000, it went for $254,000.

PXBJ TIL Former Pantera rhythm guitarist Terry Glaze quit, citing that Dimebag Darrell’s talent seemed to make his guitar playing useless.

XRdD TIL A Canadian who flew a Spitfire in WWII kept his Military history secret for 56 years because a fire destroyed his log books and uniforms.

Xr4Q TIL that larger birds such as geese fly in “V ” formation, because the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. Also, the geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.

xVPBD TIL that following a plagiarism trial against Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown, the judge handed down his ruling with his own code embedded within. It was later discovered by a writer for The Guardian & dubbed "The Smithy Code".