Post * KXO9 — Curious Curator

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TIL that Capitan, the German shepherd, has slept on his owner’s grave for six years. Strangest part: He was never showed the gravesite, he found it himself.

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e0Yy4 TIL in WW2 US tried to weaponize botulinum. Chinese prostitutes would receive capsules to kill Japanese officers who hired them. The plan was tested on donkeys, who survived so it was scrapped. That research led to the creation of Botox It was later discovered donkeys are immune to botulinum toxin.

E1e0d TIL that the Rolls Royce-Bentley V8 was in production for 61 years until it was discontinued this year (2020). The last car to use it was the Bentley Mulsanne.

p89x8 TIL that Pablo Picasso’s full name was Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.

LQ05r TIL Tsunamis also happen in the Mediterranean.

OoVjX TIL a Landrace is a pure cannabis strain cultivated in its natural environment which has never been crossbred with another variety. The strains are not hybrids, meaning they are either 100% indica or sativa, and are usually named after their region of origin like Afghan Kush or Panama Red.