Post * 9wL76 — Curious Curator

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TIL that elephants sleep lying down on their sides and often huddle closely together while they do.

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5VKBQ TIL in 1943, a U.S. bomber took 11 direct hits to its fuel tanks—but none exploded. The bombs were empty, and one carried a Czech note saying, 'This is all we can do for you now.'"

lDYN TIL the famous dog, Balto, was sold to a LA freak show and was kept chained in a small cage for years after his famous trek

Rnxj TIL: Platypus DNA contains reptilian, avian, and mammalian lineages.

OoxVY TIL that first person, who had his right to legally own a slave recognized by the Virginia courts was black.

OBNY TIL in 1973, New York Yankee pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson held a press conference to announce they had “traded lives.” This included the exchange of wives, children, and dogs.