Post * 44Ko — Curious Curator

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TIL that the ancient Greeks had a goddess for sloth and laziness, Aergia.

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Z8y4p TIL that under every brown eye is a blue eye. The only difference between a brown eye and a blue eye is a very thin layer of pigment on the surface and that exists a noninvasive cosmetic surgery that transforms brown eyes to blue by low-energy laser

rNQmx TIL that U.S. flamethrower units had up to a 92% casualty rate on Iwo Jima, leaving few troops trained to use the weapon

a8YWo TIL that Paul McCartney and his wife Linda agreed to appear in the Simpsons episode Lisa the Vegetarian, on condition that she would remain a vegetarian in subsequent episodes.

dgeE TIL the Average Costco customer makes six figures

0wknA TIL that scholars of Aramaic argue that the Qur'an is mistranslated: the original Aramaic word doesn't promise martyrs an award of 72 virgins in heaven, it promises them 72 raisins.