Post * vwE8 — Curious Curator

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TIL a man once drunkenly stole a plane and landed it in the middle of Manhattan in front of the bar he had been drinking at. Two years later he did it again because someone doubted he had done it the first time.

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7kRx TIL that the world’s oldest conjoined twins are 63 years old and have been both best friends and enemies throughout their life.

R5rdQ TIL that the Netherlands' first mobile phone network was super unsafe. Spies could listen in on phone calls. Hackers discovered that they could steal any phone number or get new phone numbers by modifying the phone itself, and there was a black market for stolen car phones.

5VoOk TIL that there are approximately over 10,000 atomic bombs / nuclear warheads worldwide.

6EvZZ TIL that the TV show "Hannah Montana" was originally going to be called "Alexis Texas" before the producers realised that a porn star already had that name and had to change it to avoid young children searching the name online and accidentally coming across pornography.

1JdX TIL that multiple cast and crew members were struck by lightning during the filming of The Passion of the Christ, including the actor who played Jesus.