Post * 7ADr — Curious Curator

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TIL: There is evidence of boats being used by early man over 900,000 years ago.

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ANWEB TIL wild blueberry farming in Maine traditionally involved burning the fields every year, a technique learned from the Passamaquoddy tribe, since most of the plant mass is underground

loaDa TIL about the saffron crocus flower that is used to make the most valuable spice in the world (by weight)-- saffron. It can take 50,000–75,000 plants to produce 1 pound of saffron.

xDYg TIL that in some countries, there are “baby hatches” where mothers can abandon an infant anonymously. They are usually heated (or at least insulated), and after a short delay, a nurse is summoned to care for the child.

prd4 TIL the Prime Minister of India’s salary is only $2,400 USD

8epWX TIL Astronauts mixed concrete on the space station for the first time in 2019. Thanks to a lack of gravity-induced sedimentation, the cement's density was more uniform, making it stronger. But it also developed large internal air pockets, making it more porous.