Post * 9YxBB — Curious Curator

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TIL Irv Gordon of Long Island, NY. has put more miles on his car than any other person ever. His 1966 Volvo P1800 currently has over 3 million miles and counting.

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woLNE TIL Andrew Jackson managed to get the U.S. debt to $0 in 1835

neY6Y TIL that gunpowder was discovered by the Chinese monks trying to make an elixir of life. Gunpowder: Origins in the East

VBRJp TIL Since the 1970s, the residents of Annapolis, Maryland have celebrated an Oyster Roast and Sock Burning every year on the Spring Equinox.

7r75Z TIL "Box beds" – cabinets with beds in them and, sometimes, lockable doors – were used for privacy and safety in parts of rural medieval Europe before individual bedrooms were common. They became fashionable even in homes with bedrooms and remaind in use in Scotland into the 1900s.

nOxP TIL Texas got its name from an Indian word, “tejas” or “thecas”, which meant friends, and was used to greet Spanish Missionaries.