Post * 7ropM — Curious Curator

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TIL Bones found at Seymour Island indicate that, 37 to 40 million years ago, penguins stood at a formidable 6 feet tall and weighed 250 pounds.

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16B17 TIL that Kalawao County on the North Coast of Moloka'i in Hawaii is the smallest US County by area (12 sq miles of land) and 2nd smallest by population (82) after Loving County in Texas. It is a former Leper Colony that permits no new permanent residents and only allows visitors from official tours.

lomRA TIL: in 1963 Liberace suffered kidney failure from exposure to dry cleaning fluids used to clean his many elaborate costumes

Yp6DP TIL about Solar Maximum cycles and the Carrington Event. A solar storm that hit Earth powerful enough to start fires and cause sparks from telegraph wires. The aurora was seen as close to the equator as South America and Northern Australia. The next Solar cycle is predicted to start this year.

KOJbw TIL that Sandra Lee from Food Network's "Semi-Homemade Cooking" is current New York Governor Cuomo's ex and was New York's de facto First Lady for 8 years

GA9vG TIL Vindaloo curry is based on the Portuguese dish carne de vinha d'alhos (meat marinated with garlic and wine).