Post * DQdkV — Curious Curator

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TIL Muhammad Ali’s speaking rate slowed 16 percent after his 1977 15-round fight against Ernie Shavers

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xl70 TIL many motorcycles in Brazil have a long antenna like rod on the front of their bike to catch kite lines that have glass attached to them.

NX4XE TIL in 2017 researchers recorded a praying mantis which regularly hunted one to two guppy fish every night on a roof garden in India. Previously, aquatic prey was believed anomalous for mantises, as they were thought to have difficulty seeing movement in dark waters.

W1K8 TIL the old man who masturbates to Natalie Portman on the subway in Black Swan and the guy who yells “ass-to-ass” in Requiem for a Dream are played by the same actor. The character is credited as “Uncle Hank” in both of them.

YpyMr TIL: McCormick Pure Orange Extract sold in Walmart is 80% alcohol. No age check at the counter.

DQPPV TIL that scientists have discovered a tiny parasitic wasp that turns spiders into zombie bodyguards. This wasp, known as Dicopomorpha echmepterygis, injects its eggs into a spider, which then continues to perform its regular tasks but ultimately sacrifices itself to protect the developing wasps.