Post * 4X59R — Curious Curator

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TIL that these tiny worm kind things we see in our eye are called floaters and are tiny things like gel or cells in our eye balls that just cast shadows on the retina.

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rNypW TIL that Popcorn was present in South America as early as 4700 BC in the region that is now part of modern Peru.

wLVa8 TIL that the half-penny was discontinued in 1857 because it was worth too little. But in 1857, the half-penny had more purchasing power than today's dime.

691KW TIL Lone star ticks can give you an indefinite allergy to red meat if they bite you.

YBlr TIL The Act of Habeas Corpus 1679 was only just passed . When the votes were counted, there were not enough Lords in favour, so it was decided that one of the Lords, because he happened to be fat, was worth ten votes. It started as a joke, but remains on the statute books to this day.

xVMN5 TIL the "Betsy Ross" of the Iowa flag, Dixie Cornell Gebhardt, was born "Jim Dick" Cornell. Named after a horse owned by her father. Mercifully, her mother called her 'Dixie'.