Post * 7xl7 — Curious Curator

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TIL that cognitive decline is slower for people exercising regularly, and increased physical activity levels can slow down brain aging by 10 years

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JYJbB TIL Pablo Escobar spent $2500 a month on rubber bands to hold stacks of bills together

p8rVe TIL about five attempts to ban coffee throughout history: in Mecca in 1511, in the 16th century by Italian clergymen, in 1623 by Ottoman leader Murad IV who created punishments for drinking coffee, in 1746 by the Swedish government, and 1777 by Frederick the Great of Prussia

Zpxxo TIL That the Lion is the King of the Jungle, because the Hindi word Jungle means arid plain/desert or generally "Wilderness", like where Lions actually live, and that the current meaning, a dense often Tropical Forest is likely due to the British.

D1rng TIL residents of the Delmarva Peninsula have proposed that its Maryland and Virginia portions secede from their respective states, merging with Kent County and Sussex County, Delaware, to create the state of Delmarva.

6rRl TIL that in some cultures children were intentionally given names with unfavourable meanings like ‘ugly’ and 'crippled’, as it was thought that this would make them less desirable to child-stealing demons.