Post * DYOg — Curious Curator

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TIL that Ada Lovelace, considered the world’s first programmer, was the only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron.

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gM6k4 TIL Both George Lucas and Don McLean were fans of Weird Al Yankovic's "The Saga Begins" (a Star Wars parody of "American Pie"). McLean said that the parody's lyrics sometimes enter his mind during live performances and a Lucasfilm representative said "You should have seen the smile on Lucas's face."

R7j0Q TIL Army Ants Are Being Used To Stitch Up Wounds In The Villages Of Africa

Mxn7 TIL that while Japan is 62nd in terms of land size and 10th in terms of population, it has the 3rd largest economy in the world. Not only that, but it has the 2nd lowest homicide rate in the world, and 2nd highest life expectancy.

QJOE6 TIL Juries have 12 people because of Jesus and his Twelve Apostles

yV8BM TIL that a tense meeting at the 1977 Golden Globe Ceremony between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, began a twenty year rivalry between the two.