Post * EVZ0 — Curious Curator

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TIL : The New York Times wrote an article about every single September the 11th Victim

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XEROj TIL that Inuit in northern Greenland were using iron blades for centuries without knowledge of metallurgy. They made them by breaking pieces off of a huge iron meteorite and shaping them with heavy stones. They built their settlements close to the meteorite and used its iron for generations.

NXwX8 TIL Abraham Lincoln signed the legislation establishing the United States Secret Service just hours before he was assassinated

Eg47w TIL Tom Lehrer, Mathematician, Musician, and Satirist also invented the Jello Shot while serving on a military base

7rXYp TIL the music genre “shoegaze” got its name from British critics mocking the musicians always looking down at their shoes while playing instead of the audience. In reality, the musicians had to focus on the numerous music effect pedals in their playlist.

y1Zp TIL that many records in track and field including the long jump and high jump are unlikely to be broken due to modern athletes gravitating towards higher money sports such as sprinting or football.