Post * 6ejl — Curious Curator

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TIL there is a village named Florida, in Orange County, in the state of New York.

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gML97 TIL As “Taz” the Looney Tunes character portrayed, Tasmanian devils fly about in a rage when threatened. They are notoriously feisty, and will bare their teeth, growl, and lunge at any potential threat. They fight with potential predators, protect their food, and compete for mates.

4XaVb TIL Kaiser Wilhelm II drew up plans to invade the United States in 1897. The plan called for an attack on Boston and New York in order to neuter American power in the Pacific.

MQ70 TIL that in 1993 a “toxic lady” (who had been ingesting large amount of Dimethyl Sulfoxide) in Riverside, CA caused doctors and nurses to become severely ill when they were exposed to her body and blood.

R7v01 TIL during the Black Death, the Adriatic port city of Ragusa was the first city to require mandatory 30-day isolation for sailors and traders in order to track infection. The Italians lengthened it to 40 days, or a “quaranta giorni”—hence, a quarantine.

5JmR TIL Randy Rhoads is considered one of the best metal guitar players but he didn’t like metal music. He didn’t listen to it and he didn’t own those kinds of records. At the peak of his success he wanted to leave metal to earn a degree in classical guitar.