Post * 0Z6M — Curious Curator

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TIL that after the 1995 Saturday Night Live season, NBC fired Adam Sandler and Chris Farley from the show.

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n9nG TIL that Israel and India are the only two countries on earth who have banned cosmetics testing on animals

Vyxm TIL Queen Elizabeth has a Big Mouth Billy Bass that she keeps at the Royal Family summer home

78lep TIL 10 facts about Hadrian’s Wall, the Roman Empire’s northern frontier, which was built in the 2nd century CE as a defense against British tribes.

KYgW4 TIL The cornea is one of only two parts of the human body without blood vessels. The cornea is the clear part of the eye that covers the pupil and other parts of the eye. It gets its oxygen directly from the atmosphere. The other part is cartilage.

LV4d TIL that in 1847, a doctor performed an amputation in 25 seconds, operating so quickly that he accidentally amputated his assistant’s fingers as well. Both later died of sepsis, and a spectator reportedly died of shock, resulting in the only known procedure with a 300% mortality rate.