Post * 6EK7J — Curious Curator

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TIL about Stubbs, the mayor cat of Alaska, who drank catnip water out of a wine glass every afternoon.

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4Ka5 TIL Slovak agriculture scientists grew soy beans in the irradiated zone of Chernobyl to see how they would adapt. The plants adapted within a single generation, producing more protective proteins, including one that is known to help protect human blood from radiation.

9YB8M TIL that in Mongolia, scientists discovered a fossil of a prehistoric creature known as a "Murder Swan," which had a bill with teeth, claws on its feet and additional claws on flipper-like arms.

y1xa TIL that people used to walk a different way, up to about 1500 years ago when shoes started to be designed for cities

ANXax TIL that because baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson was illiterate, and his wife usually signed his name, his actual autographs are very valuable. A signed photo of himself was the highest price ever paid for a sports photo, $1.47 million.

49Qa TIL: Detroit gave Saddam Hussein a key to the city this day 35 years ago