Post * 8aoYX — Curious Curator

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TIL During World War II, STEINWAY AND SONS sometimes airdropped pianos onto battlefields for the American troops.

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ANDaw TIL that the predecessor to the modern SD card was a storage format called MultiMediaCard, or MMC. Many SD card readers can read some MMC cards without issue. A very popular variant is eMMC, which is an embedded low-cost solid-state storage option for mobile phones and laptops.

xVlnw TIL that Saint Lawrence was executed in a giant grill, while he was executed he screamed "I'm well done. Turn me over!". After that the Catholic Church made him saint patron of cooks, chefs and comedians.

1anDP TIL Lentils have been a source of sustenance for humans since prehistoric times. They are the oldest pulse crop known to man and one of the earliest domesticated crops. Depending on location, lentils were either considered a poor man's food or a delicacy for the upper class

E1k5X TIL that in most states, a "Certificate of Need" is required before a new hospital can be established. A new entrant has to prove that its services and capacity are "needed,” and existing hospitals are given a chance to argue why the entrant should be barred. This is meant to control care costs.

m1YvM TIL in Ancient Rome sometimes the seller of a female slave attached a ne serva clause to the ownership papers to prevent her from being prostituted. The ne serva clause meant that if the new owner or any owner afterwards used the slave as a prostitute she would be free.