Post * 467R — Curious Curator

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TIL that Tim Russ, Tuvok from “Star Trek: Voyager”, was also the “We aint found shit!” trooper from “Spaceballs”

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YpY6B TIL that Anne Whitney, an American sculptor, won the blind contest to create a statue of Charles Sumner in Boston Public Garden in 1875. When they found out that she was a woman they declared it "inappropriate" for her to have sculpted a man and gave the commission to Thomas Ball instead.

pYBKe TIL A personal trainer died after mixing up and drinking his own energy drink made from caffeine powder. His drink had the caffeine level equivalent to 200 cups of coffee, leading to caffeine overdose

m1knM TIL about self-inflaming plants, such as this cistus plant, which ignites itself to outcompete surrounding flora

pYYB8 TIL earthworms are unable to drown like a human would, and they can even survive several days fully submerged in water. They breathe through their skin and can handle water as easily as air.

Yp0EG TIL Joan of Arc asked King Charles VII to exempt her village from taxes “forever.” this was upheld for over 300 years until the French Revolution happened and the promise was forgotten.