Post * 9YZxG — Curious Curator

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TIL China's Government Debt is equivalent to $1326 per capita. The US's Government Debt is equivalent to $58,200 per capita and Luxembourg has debt equivalent to $6.9 million per capita

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e0ZQk TIL about Götz von Berlichingen, also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, who lost his right hand to cannon fire in 1504 and had it replaced with a mechanical iron prosthetic. Götz is remembered for his response to an enemy's order to surrender: “Tell him he can kiss my ass."

Vb90 TIL that trees actually sleep at night, relaxing their branches after dawn and perking them up before sunrise.

X0w6k TIL in three separate studies, researchers found that students who took notes on laptops performed worse on conceptual questions than students who took notes longhand.

QNkL TIL there is a 500-year-old statue of a man eating a sack of babies in Bern, Switzerland, and nobody is sure why.

NeZb TIL that Johnnie Walker, ironically, did not drink.