Post * GMm7 — Curious Curator

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TIL that popular holiday plants poinsettias, mistletoe, and holly can cause health issues for cats if ingested.

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mxpYR TIL the German submarine U-530 surrendered to the Argentine Navy on 10 July 1945 at Mar del Plata, an Argentine reporter claimed that he had seen a police report to the effect that the submarine was transporting a officer and a civilian who might have been Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun in disguise.

J1glk TIL Alvin and the Chipmunks, were created by novelty singer Ross Bagdasarian, performing as Dave Seville. Asked to create another novelty song, he invented the Chipmunks, naming them after record company executives. All three were voiced by Bagdasarian, later his son, and have won 5 Grammys.

jN5ma TIL the first recorded known incident of mooning was in the first century AD. The procurator of the region in which it took place was named Cumanus

pYJeG TIL that printers sometimes call the exclamation mark (!) a 'dog's cock'

Z8ADp TIL that before the introduction of disposable diapers, 90% of American children were potty trained by age two