Post * 4LQo — Curious Curator

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TIL that if the successor to the Crown in Britain converts to Catholicism ,they are legally deemed to have died.

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rNGbx TIL Why Do My Dog’s Paws Smell Like Fritos — & Is It Weird To Love It? "This scent, while loved by some and reviled by others, is typically normal. The smell is due to a combination of Proteus and Pseudomonas bacteria, which are both part of the skin's natural flora."

W7ZpA TIL that a group of hippos is called a "bloat".

Bg6Rd TIL that during World War II, the British Royal Navy used specially trained dolphins to detect underwater mines and enemy submarines.

rR7vw TIL that psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and the psychedelic effects that go with them may have been one reason that caused the rapid evolution of humans from early apes.

9MgG TIL in 1969, the U.S. under Nixon went into nuclear readiness alert and flew nuclear armed fighter jets along Soviet airspace for three days. This was part of Nixon’s Madman Theory, in which he tried to give off the image that he was unstable to make sure the Soviets would never provoke the U.S.