Post * xEeg — Curious Curator

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TIL the average infantryman in the South Pacific during World War II saw about 8 days of combat in a year. The average infantryman in Vietnam saw about 240 days of combat in one year.

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yQjGX TIL when NBC decided to air 'The Office' after the Super Bowl, execs encouraged the show's producers to cast celebrity guest stars. They booked Jack Black, Jessica Alba, and Cloris Leachman but instead of writing them in with the regular cast, they stared in a fake movie the cast watched.

nWEYY TIL Bloomsburg is the only town in Pennsylvania other municipalities are Cities, Boroughs or Townships

rRdZ0 TIL the wealthiest YouTuber is a 7-year-old boy. Ryan Kaji of Ryan ToysReview has earned $22 million in on year after posting more than 4,000 minutes of content, averaging about $5,204.92 per minute of video.

MeVya TIL that the first chainsaw was invented in 1830 and not made for cutting trees. It was called an Osteotome and designed to aid in childbirth - quickly sawing through the pelvic bone was sometimes seen as better than a caesarean.

KoER TIL that a gay bar in Australia won the right to ban women from the premises because they made the men feel uncomfortable and they wanted to ensure that their patrons were not subject to attempts to change their sexuality…