Post * yQMR8 — Curious Curator

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TIL that an A10's gun is so powerful that shooting it halfs the planes forward thrust

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x6Peg TIL: Tom Cruise’s performance in Top Gun led to him being selected over Michael J. Fox as the model for Disney’s Aladdin (1992).

OGGBL TIL the lives of children were so valued in England that two days prior to declaring war against Nazi Germany an operation to evacuate 800,000 children began moving kids to safety in the country for fear of aerial bombardment.

OoaG1 TIL that we say "redhead" since red was the only relevant color word in Old and Middle English. Oranges arrived in England after 1300 AD and only became a color descriptor after 1540. Carrots arrived in 1530 but were purple and yellow at the time, as orange carrots were only popularized after 1600.

YpmrP TIL that shrews can eat as much as 2 times their weight in food per day, and can starve to death if denied food for as little as 3 hours

oBQLW TIL in 2017, Zac Efron nearly experienced a mental breakdown trying to achieve the 'perfect' body for Baywatch. In 2019, he admitted he never wants to be in that good of shape again, calling it an "unrealistic" ideal for men.