Post * E1wyW — Curious Curator

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TIL Michael and Joy Brown gave their friend a paid year off in 1956 to write a book. Their friend was Harper Lee and she wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird”

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pQj8 TIL that Kangaroos don’t sweat, so they lick their paws and then rub them to their chest for cooling

yRw8 TIL that the Japanese dub of “transformers: Beast Wars” changed female Airazor to male, which resulted in the dub having the franchise’s first gay romance when the English production had Airazor involved with a male character

D1Gnr TIL, how not to piss off an angry japanese slenderman

nevMb TIL much of St Peter's Basilica was funded by selling indulgences, meaning letters excusing you from sin. Rich people sometimes even bought these in advance, for sins they planned on committing.

9YyJG TIL that if the Yellowstone Supervolcano erupted it would blanket the entirety of the U.S in a layer of ash, as well as most of North America. What would ensue is a potential decade or so of 'Volcanic Winter', where the global temperature would drop significantly, among other issues.