Post * G5eG — Curious Curator

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TIL astronomers detected building blocks of life in a planetary system some 455 light-years away

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4evX TIL in the original story of Peter Pan, the Lost Boys do age, even in Neverland. The reason the group is always made up of children is because if they don’t die by other means (which is common), Peter “thins them out.” The author never clarifies whether this means they’re executed or banished.

ADjgw TIL that Albert Einstein spent more time as a Swiss citizen (54 years) than as a German citizen (36 years). In third place comes his American citizenship (15 years).

78OwO TIL: The US State Department has a “Dissent Channel” that provides diplomats and other officials a way to formally criticize policy decisions and that it was only established in 1971

xVmKw TIL there is a town in the UK that publicly weighs their Mayor before and after their term to ensure they haven't gained weight at the taxpayers’ expense. If they have gained weight they are publicly booed.

9ooB TIL Martin van Buren was the first president born in the newly formed United States, but spoke Dutch as his first language.