Post * 6M57 — Curious Curator

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TIL Buzz Aldrin’s mom’s maiden name was Moon

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9YYM7 TIL that Hitler approved of a school to talk to dogs. One dog, when asked "Who is Adolf Hitler?" was trained to reply "Mein Fuhrer!"

awVxL TIL a seed that was found in 32,000 year old permafrost germinated

pYYo8 TIL that roughly 170,000 small air craft in the USA, and some in the UK, still use leaded fuel.

yQpxM TIL that when euro bank notes were issued in 2002, they featured fictional bridges, so as not to cause a row amongst EU member countries. 10 years later, however, an architect for the town of Spijkenisse claimed them for the Netherlands by building all seven of them on a single waterway.

6XBm TIL that the Canadian Football League has existed since 1909, and for the first three a university team beat three professionals to get the championship.