Post * ADVRo — Curious Curator

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TIL bananas would not be nearly as available to most of the world if banana-pickers were paid a livable wage.

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nWoPP TIL the inventor of the "pop up" later apologized for his invention after seeing how his creation had been used for pop-up advertising

kJVmE TIL about Nigel, the "world's loneliest bird". He died isolated on an island next to a concrete replica that he considered his lover.

9YWEQ TIL that Isaac Newton was elected to parliament to represent Cambridge. It is reported that the only time Newton spoke in parliament was to say, "The window needs closing."

m1lyY TIL Ancient Egyptians would put dead mice in their mouth with the hopes it would cure a toothache.

grWRX TIL there are actually three Lunar Roving Vehicles parked on the moon. These were left behind from the final three Apollo missions - 15, 16 and 17 (Aug 1971, Apr 1972 and Dec 1972 respectively). For the last 50 years, I have believed only one LRV was ever taken to the moon.