Post * yd0e — Curious Curator

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TIL that in 1979 there was an anthrax leak at a Soviet military facility that killed most of the workers in a factory downwind. The USSR denied having an active biological weapons program, but in 1992 a team of inspectors discovered how the accident had occurred.

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R5rv9 Today I learned that Cardi B's real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar Cephus

97OQ TIL:In 1978, a student who worked a minimum-wage summer job could afford to pay a year’s full tuition at a in state 4-year public university. This assumes the national average of the cost of a 4 year university and doesn’t include room and board.

N7p06 TIL When Micheal Jordan signed his first professional contract it came with a unique clause allowing participation in competitive off-season pickup games. Specifically, this clause allowed for Jordan's "Love of the game" (a desire to play anywhere, anytime), regardless of potential liability.

6E0am TIL the summit of Mount Everest is the parent peak of Aconcagua in Argentina at a distance of 17,755 km (11,032 miles)

M08m TIL the largest Embassy in the world is the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. It cost $750 million to build, employs 16,000 people and costs $6 billion a year to run.