Post * 0wKGR — Curious Curator

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TIL that by the time the Ancient Greek historian Herodotus visited the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt in the 5th Century B.C., the pyramid was already 2000 years old.

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Bw5x TIL then mayor of San Francisco Dianne Feinstein divulged forensic evidence to the media, thereby ruining the case detectives had built up and enabling serial killer Richard Ramirez to remain at large.

yQomV TIL Napoleon Bonaparte was so obsessed with winning that he would cheat at cards, but felt morally obligated to return any money he won as a result of said cheating.

Vvrp TIL In the 571 Episodes of Lassie, the only character that actually fell down a well was Lassie. Timmy never fell down a well.

R7K84 TIL that koalas feed their offsprings with poop, when the joeys’ digestive tract is still underdeveloped.

1a8AX TIL Congress can write laws that apply to only a particular person or entity. While a majority of laws passed by Congress apply to all people Congress has authority over, a small number of “Private Laws” are passed by Congress every few years, usually to grant specific relief actions.