Post * JYGl8 — Curious Curator

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TIL we don’t know who invented the iconic post-type fire hydrant because the patent office records were destroyed in a fire in 1836.

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Z8XRa TIL that in the 1700s, pineapples were expensive, so rich American colonists would rent a pineapple and carry it around parties to show off their wealth.

QYWL TIL of Walead Beshty, an artist who makes fragile glass and copper boxes and ships them to art galleries unprotected

PYlNO TIL about crown shyness- A phenomenon where trees grow in a manner that keeps their branches from touching one another, forming beautiful patterns

KOx5a TIL Evelyn Einstein, the granddaughter of Albert, was married to an anthropology professor who tried to prove the existence of Bigfoot. When Einstein attended Berkley in the 60s, she felt anxious because she couldn't tell whether men were interested in her because of her or her name

Ayln TIL King Mithradates of Pontus had a flock of ducks who consumed poisonous plants and didn’t die (thus making them useful for creating antidotes); however their blood, meat, and eggs could kill you if you ingested them