Post * KO76a — Curious Curator

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TIL the diamond shaped patch often found on backpacks were originally used to carry ice axes

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7GPP TIL in WW2, the British navy rescued a German cat that was floating on the wreckage of a sinking battleship. The cat went on to “serve” aboard several British ships and survived two additional sinkings

0wNMR TIL Michael Jackson used to relentlessly prank call Russel Crowe, even though they never met each other in person.

ANgkn TIL Darwin suffered a curious denial about his mother’s death, once writing in a condolence letter “never in my life having lost one near relation” and during a Scrabble-like game, when another player added ‘M’ to ‘OTHER’, he stared long at the board then cried: ‘There's no such word as M-OTHER!’.

W9RL TIL that the neurons of a dead squid in a japanese dish called odori-don are activated by soy sauce, causing it to “dance”

g09y TIL that a company has developed staggered airplane economy seats that allows passengers to sit independently with their own armrests and improved aisle access all while fitting more seats in the cabin.