Post * E70X — Curious Curator

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TIL that had JFK not been assassinated, the Soviet Union and the U.S. would have created a Space Union which would have resulted in both the US and the Soviet Union landing on the moon together (at 12:11)

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OGZ8R TIL in Italy the killing of feral cats has been illegal since 1991. Feral cats in Italy have the right to live free; they are protected and cannot be removed from their colony. The colonies are cared for by associations of cat-caretakers officially recognised by the authorities.

gMaNL TIL Einstein named Spinoza as the thinker most influential on his world view. When asked by a Rabbi if he believed in God, he replied "I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with the fates and actions of human beings."

KO4Ma TIL that since founding the Imagination Library, Dolly Parton has delivered 100 million books. Why? She quotes: "Daddy couldn't read and write, and that was kind of crippling to him"

M7geV TIL a millipede species that actually has 1000+ legs was first described in 2021, living 50 - 200 ft (15 - 60 m) underground in Western Australia

16lLD TIL 1 out of every 4 animals is a beetle.