Post * y8pV — Curious Curator

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TIL Joe Montana helped cement his nickname “Joe Cool” after calming his team down in Super Bowl XXIII by pointing out John Candy sitting in the stands

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p8oW4 TIL Garry Kasparov doubted the abilities of female Grandmaster Judit Polgár, stating, "She is, after all, a woman. It all comes down to the imperfections of the feminine psyche. No woman can sustain a prolonged battle." He was later defeated by Polgár in 2002.

BrpJd TIL that a woman, whose husband died fighting the Nazis, requested to be allowed to drive a tank to avenge her husband. She proved herself a skilled tank driver, died from injuries obtained in battle, and was posthumously named Hero of the Soviet Union.

7rLkM TIL when Tom Hanks was touring the White House, he learned that the press corps didn't have a coffee pot so he donated one then, and again in '10 and '17. "Keep up the good fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Especially for the truth part" is the message that accompanied the '17 machine.

QVpp TIL in 2009, the home of 19 year old Kashmiri woman Rukhsana Kausar was invaded by 3 militants. Rakhsana disarmed two of them with an ax, killed the commander with his own rifle, and forced the others to flee. She was subsequently awarded India’s National Bravery Award and offered a police job.

0wN81 TIL Pangaea was not the first supercontinent. That honor goes to the billion year old landmass known as Rodinia. The continents routinely split apart and come back together, a process known as the supercontinent cycle.