Post * GYleg — Curious Curator

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TIL that in 24% of all cases studied where dogs were left alone with their dead owners, the dogs began eating their masters in under 24 hours - even when dog food was available

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8L14 TIL that for winning the 1922 Nobel Prize in physics, Carlsberg brewery gave Niels Bohr a house located next to their brewery, complete with a direct pipeline so that Bohr had free beer on tap whenever he wanted.

9wLgM TIL that the winner-take-all method that states use in the electoral college wasn't always the default method. In fact, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton both disapproved of this system when it was implemented.

xVjEo TIL The introduction of iodine in table salt by the Morton Salt Company raised average IQ in the U.S. by 3.5 points

MaKB TIL that the creator of the floppy disk, Yoshiro Nakamatsu, would routinely almost drown himself in order to spur creativity.

xo45 TIL that the paleontology advisor on Jurassic Park is today trying to reverse evolve a chicken into a dinosaur.