Post * 0Wgp — Curious Curator

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TIL: In 1778 George Washington celebrated Independence day by giving his soldiers a double ration of rum.

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kav7 TIL Chick-Fil-A is suing a Vermont man for printing shirts that say ‘Eat More Kale’ because it is too similar to their 'Eat Mor Chikin’ slogan

xV8XB TIL After a composer released a song that was just 60 seconds of silence, he was sued by the estate of a man who had released a similar track, called 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence. His defense was, "I have been able to say in one minute what he could only say in four minutes and 33 seconds"

18K8 TIL that after a typhoon swept through Microneasian island Pingelap, leaving olny about 20 survivors, 10% of the population is now affected by rare color blindness, because of one male survivor

K5ZE TIL researchers placed an exercise wheel in the wild and found it was used extensively by mice without any reward for using it. Other users included rats, shrews, and slugs.

MV8m TIL - In a nearby galaxy an object was found travelling 4x the speed of light. The object started sending out radio waves, and the emission does not look like anything seen anywhere in the known universe.