Post * KXyQ — Curious Curator

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TIL that illegal immigration from Mexico to the U.S. has decreased by 80% since 2000

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JxKj TIL of Clifford Johnson. He held the title of most severely burned person ever to survive, after making 4 trips into the Coconut Grove fire to save his girlfriend - carrying out survivors each time. He later learned his girlfriend had actually escaped earlier. 14 years later he died in a car fire.

xVGPw TIL Mortal Kombat was blamed for a boy's death after he and a friend reenacted moves from the game with a knife they found in the street. His mom tried to sue the game's developers, but lost.

0dgPR TIL Red Foxx, whose real last name was Sanford, worked as a dishwasher in Harlem with Malcolm Little, later known as Malcolm X

5V9mP TIL that 2012 research of carbon particle fulleren C60 resulted in interesting side effect: doubling of rats lifespan to 5+ years

wL9QY TIL the term weed is defined as "a plant considered undesirable in a particular place or situation" and has no taxonomic significance