Post * AJQo — Curious Curator

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TIL that Dogs are wired to understand human emotions and react accordingly

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v1paK TIL that a company in China has been building a true-to-scale replica of the Titanic for use as a tourist attraction. The interesting part is that the finished attraction will include a "hit the iceberg experience"...an audio/visual simulation of the Titanic's iceberg collision.

o54o TIL a study found that nearly half of all homeless men had suffered a “traumatic” brain injury, with 87% having sustained the injury prior to becoming homeless

J184j TIL that Alonzo Clemons suffered brain damage as a child due to a fall, which left him permanently disabled but gave him a prodigious talent for sculpting: he just needs to see an animal for a few seconds to make a perfectly anatomically accurate sculpture of it with his bare hands.

5V0MD TIL: In 1799, Edward Hamilton recaptured the frigate Hermione utilizing a daring night boarding attack with only 100 men to their 351. They had only 1 death compared to the Spanish which lost 120 men and had 231 taken prisoner. He was rewarded with money, knighthood, a sword, and numerous medals.

wmB1 TIL the scent of rain is called “Petrichor”, and it occurs when rain hits dry earth.