Post * 4k0xg — Curious Curator

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TIL that the youngest person ever elected to the U.S. Congress was William Charles Cole Claiborne, who served at just 22 years old. Despite the constitutional requirement that representatives be at least 25 years old, his election was allowed due to his exceptional qualifications and popularity.

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n74d TIL that when you search “I want to kill myself” on google, or a related phrase, it will show the phone number for the national suicide prevention lifeline before the results.

EJoo TIL that Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Tom Hanks have yearly colonoscopys together, and have a sleepover the night before.

d8vdE TIL on September 6, 1997, approximately 2.5 billion people around the world watched Princess Diana's funeral on TV

9Kr6 TIL that since the 12th century, Judaism believes that if the truths derived through science or philosophy contradict religious beliefs, the religious beliefs are incorrect.

QJx1L TIL Clyde Barrow of crime-duo Bonnie & Clyde was sentenced to a 14 year prison-sentence for auto theft in 1930. Two years into his sentence he decided to chop off two of his toes in order to get out of doing hard labor. Unbeknownst to him, he would be paroled six days later.