Post * 8a8GK — Curious Curator

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TIL that the 1982 video game "Ms. Pac-Man" was created as a response to the fact that a majority of Pac-Man players were female.

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468o TIL 78% of NFL players are bankrupt just two years after finishing their careers.

xVYgo TIL That Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasitic microorganism transmitted by cats, can reside permanently in human brains. This parasite induces permanent changes in human behavior, including enjoying the smell of cat urine, an increase in risk-taking behaviors and a 2.5x increase in Schizophrenia

mggE TIL the famous Inca site of Machu Picchu was constructed less than 50 years before Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World

XGg6 TIL that America has the most guns per capita in the world at 89 guns per 100 people

PrEV TIL that dogs have only recently been able to watch TV, with the advent of HDTV with their higher framerates. Before that, with CRT’s, it was like watching a strobe light.