Post * wo6xo — Curious Curator

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TIL that the power density in the Solar core is about 276.5watts/m3, less than the power density produced by the metabolism of an adult human.

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epmLL TIL on July 20 1322, a woman named Clemencia Pentyn raised an alarm when she saw that her husband, John, was preparing to hang himself. A group of neighbours came to his rescue, which escalated to an altercation. The suicidal man survived, but ended up murdering one of his rescuers during the brawl

P5dg TIL that when Bruce Lee was young he came to America because he had a hit out on him for defeating an opponent with connections to a crime organization.

KvAQ TIL Pope Francis used to be a nightclub bouncer

LkEeP TIL that in 2007, 2008 and every year from 2011 to 2015, a 6-foot Lego minifigure washed up on the shore somewhere in the world with the words "NO REAL THAN YOU ARE" written on it. They are all signed by "Ego Leonard" (or L, Ego), an artist whose actual name and identity are unknown.

rROVx TIL Behind Lincoln's head on Mount Rushmore there's a Hall of Records with 16 porcelain plates describing the U.S.'s history. They're kept in a teak box inside a titanium vault.