Post * 4Xw7w — Curious Curator

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TIL that Celestial Seasonings, known for their SleepyTime Tea, were ran by a cult who believed that Adam and Eve were aliens meant to eradicate the inferior races.

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vjbj TIL that the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and the German Kaiser William referred to themselves as “Nicky” and “Willy” respectively in their personal correspondence

wob6 TIL A “devil worm” has been discovered miles under the Earth—the deepest-living animal ever found, a new study says.

kOd14 TIL when being eaten or harmed, grass will release a chemical distress signal. This attracts parasitic wasps to lay eggs in the insect eating the grass. This chemical is actually what makes up the 'freshly cut grass smell' (Updated post, I messed up the last one)

M7x98 TIL that 11/19/1999 was the the last date before 1/1/3111 when all the digits in the date were odd.

m1vxy TIL that Dan Daly awardee of the Medal of Honor twice quoted the famous saying “Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?” was to his Company during a charge at Battle of Belleau Wood in WW1