Post * 0wJE5 — Curious Curator

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TIL about Trevor, the world's loneliest duck, who became famous for being the only duck on the Pacific island of Niue. Arrived via storm, lived in a puddle, tragically killed by a dog. RIP Trevor.

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pY7NO TIL about Leon Whiteley, a 26-year-old British man who cycled eastward from Portugal to China. 176 days in, at a teahouse in Kazakhstan, he met Noel Kegel -- an 27-year-old American man who was making a similar journey west

8m4L TIL Las Vegas Almost Built a Full Scale USS Enterprise From STAR TREK. The project had funding, but was blocked by the CEO of Paramount.

awEy0 TIL When legendary artist Salvador Dali went to a screening of a new surrealist art film in 1936 he became enraged and knocked over the projector half thru claiming the film maker had stolen the idea for the film from Dali's mind. He yelled: "He stole it from my subconscious!"

ym6J TIL there is a Vietnamese religion that worships Joan of Arc, Shakespeare, and Muhammad. At least 4 million followers exist in Vietnam alone.

YkvB TIL Japan cannot declare war, as it is against their constitution. They are also not allowed to maintain armed forces with war potential.