Post * DQdWP — Curious Curator

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TIL that Potassium Benzoate is a food preservative and is safe to consume, with low toxicity

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1RNW TIL that in 1914, at the summer home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, a manservant at the residence became deranged, setting half the house ablaze; he then went on to murder seven people with an axe as the fires burned. Among the dead were Wright’s mistress and her 2 children.

dD07d TIL about the adverse possession, a common law whereby you can claim ownership of a property if you squat there for long enough provided you meet some other conditions.

0dZmA TIL If you you experience auditory hallucinations (specifically sounds as opposed to voices) as you fall asleep or as you are waking up they are considered normal and up to 70% of people experience this occasionally. Hearing them in the middle of the day is not.

GEVN TIL in 2015, Auvi-Q, an inexpensive Epi-Pen competitor, issued a voluntary recall of all devices in market due to reports of incorrect dose delivery. None of the 26 reports were ever confirmed, and no deaths reported. Auvi-Q will return to market in 2017 as an affordable alternative to the Epi-Pen.

7rGLM TIL Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother has an essentially infinite runtime. The final track Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast ends with the sound of a dripping faucet etched into a run off grove that never resolves and will play until the listener stops the record.