Post * L5oV — Curious Curator

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TIL Fred Rogers from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood wrote 200 songs for the show, including “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.”

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vlQx TIL that when Genghis Khan’s eldest son Juchi died while hunting, his subordinates, fearing punishment for bringing bad news, forced a musician to do it. The musician performed a melody, Genghis Khan understood the message, and “punished” the instrument by pouring molten lead on it

mrWR TIL a man was charged two DUIs at the same time, an hour apart because of daylight savings.

VM6mB TIL that the “p” in “720p, 1080p, 1440p, etc..” stands for “Progressive” Scan and not “Pixels”

9WQX TIL when asked if he knew his IQ, Stephen Hawking responded “I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers”

p8oAp TIL that there's a cave in Romania that had been sealed off from the outside world for 5.5 million years and scientists have discovered dozens of unique lifeforms thriving in the poisonous gases and water.