Post * DkND — Curious Curator

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TIL that Charles Darwin sat on his theories about evolution for nearly 20 years, until Alfred Wallace discussed his own theories of evolution with mutual friends who pressed Darwin to publish so as to establish his priority in the concept

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JYBx8 TIL that Neil Armstrong also went to the North Pole, sixteen years after walking on the Moon

wLWnP TIL Jack Nicholson was charged with assault and vandalism after bashing in a car roof/windshield during a road rage incident. Charges were dropped after he wrote a check for 500K. Two years later he was sued for breaking a woman's breast implant, and another for assault on a woman he bribed for sex.

1vpP TIL there is a shrine in Indonesia where once every 35 days, devout Muslims visit, to commit adultery with strangers in the belief it will bring them good luck.

08yN TIL you develop a fever when you’re ill because the kind of bacteria and viruses that infect us have evolved over millions of years to work best at the normal human body temperature of 37°C

OoKvR TIL Sardinia In Italy Is One Of The Only 'Blue Zones' In The World, Holding The Longest Life Expectancy At 79.7 Years And Highest Rate Of Centenarians