Post * GARX7 — Curious Curator

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TIL Scientists find that lifespan can be extended by dietary restriction, lowered insulin signaling, and slowing down gene transcription.

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69GOW TIL of the 1979 US "Tractorcade". Demanding policy changes, around 3,000 farmers brought their tractors to Washington D.C to create traffic and congestion. However, during the protest a blizzard struck, and the convoy became unexpected heroes shuttling hospital staff through the snow

16gGV TIL that there is poem nearly two thousand years old accusing someone of insurance fraud: Epigram III.52 by Roman satirist Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis).

e0w8J TIL Swedes can find out each other's salaries with just one phone call to Swedish equivalent of the IRS. The person whose information is accessed is also informed who accessed it.

vPVVR TIL that the Samaritans charity used to have a dedicated division for listening to sexually explicit calls, known as the "Brendas"

XX4E TIL to find interstellar life, one of the things astronomers look out for is a Dyson Sphere, a power plant which harnesses the power of its solar system’s sun by surrounding it with solar panels. It is theorized to be a logical necessity for a spacefaring civilization to sustain intergalactic travel