Post * 7rnJx — Curious Curator

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TIL that elephants have enough intelligence and dexterity to create drawings with their trunks

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Kxj9 TIL the 1977 New York City blackout resulted in numerous looters stealing DJ equipment from electronics stores, resulting in the hip hop genre, barely known outside the Bronx at the time, which grew at an astounding rate from 1977 onward.

p1PQ TIL When larger Kangaroos are chased they will often lead their pursuer to water, then once standing submerged to the chest, the kangaroo will attempt to drown the attacker.

4XVMR TIL That There is a Mysterious "Hum" in Parts of the World That Only Certain Members of the Population Can Hear.

v16Px TIL that "butter eater" used to be a terrible insult as only barbarians ate butter in ancient times

ADLMg TIL there are 480 million tiny needles in Earth's orbit. They were placed there in 1963 during the cold war as part of Project Westford to facilitate global communication