Post * 4knJ — Curious Curator

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TIL that horses about the size of an average duck once roamed North America

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NQ0J TIL there have been over 200 flavors of Kit-Kat in Japan

9Y5AM TIL The Paraguayan Fortress of Humaitá was known as the Gibraltar of South America. The security of the fortress likely caused overconfidence in President Francisco Solano López, who launched the Paraguayan War, which he lost, 150,000 Paraguayans died, and Humaitá was razed by the Triple Alliance.

b6O8a TIL that Ada Lovelace, the first programmer, was the daughter of Lord Byron, the famous English poet

pgbe TIL in Japan, Ronald McDonald is called Donald McDonald because of the language’s lack of an “r” sound.

6EDbX TIL a U of Quebec study of 320,000 patients with a history of alcoholism found that patients with high cannabis use had a better defense against liver disease than non-users. Non-pot users had a 90% chance of liver disease; light pot users had an 8% chance; heavy pot users had a 1.3% chance.