Post * EYWX — Curious Curator

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TIL that the NFL and the PGA Tour are considered 501©6 non-profit organizations and don’t pay income tax

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LQ7OV TIL There is no globally accepted or clinical definition of a nootropic

9Vdm TIL Stephen Fry claims to know the true reason for Douglas Adams choosing 42 as the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Saying it’s “fascinating, extraordinary and, when you think hard about it, completely obvious.” Alas, he also says he’ll take the true meaning to his grave.

78Eep TIL in the final years of his life, Harry Houdini spent substantial time and energy targeting 'spiritualists' who claimed they could read minds or communicate with the dead. Houdini saw this as an unethical branch of his profession that manipulated people vulnerable with grief.

kOZ0B TIL: Rogue waves can occur occur in the open ocean creating walls of water up to 40m high, as well as rogue troughs which can create a deep pit in the open ocean.

neXN9 TIL that despite ancient Roman bridges being the first large and lasting bridges ever built, many are still used despite being around 2,000 years old.