Post * 1eeV — Curious Curator

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TIL that a dog in Elkmont, Alabama joined a half-marathon race in town after leaving its own backyard and wandering to the starting line, finishing with a time which would have placed her 7th

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VMeOp TIL that the majority of modern British and Irish are descended from the people who first settled the islands after the Ice Age. All the later invasions by Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings and Normans did little to change the islanders’ DNA.

M7Ayb TIL that the Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 1982-86 Peter Savaryn was a veteran of the same SS unit as Yaroslav Hunka

xVRKg TIL Jimmy Carr suffered a huge backlash when he joked that servicemen amputees would give the UK a good Paralympic team in 2012. In fact, the UK, including many Vets, came 3rd in that year, winning 34 golds

8a0pZ TIL The Berlin Wall was not the border between East and West Germany. The City of Berlin was in the middle of East Germany but had several zones controlled by the Western Allies.

mwdv TIL that Will Dean, founder of the Tough Mudder, created the race after his wetsuit zipper got stuck during a triathlon & racers around him weren’t willing to sacrifice the time it would have cost to stop and help. He wanted something where teamwork & accomplishment were more important than winning.