Post * Me8mA — Curious Curator

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TIL that plants can tell the difference between the shade of an inanimate object (e.g. a rock) and the shade of another plant.

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QrGX TIL American steel magnate Charles M Schwab died a pauper with over $300k in debt after blowing through a fortune that was worth $500-$800 million dollars today

QQRk TIL Americans consume 80% of the world’s pain pills.

69Vm TIL That Penn Jillette is the voice of the announcer in the Buzz Lightyear toy commercial in Toy Story. They paid him to stand in a room and scream as loud as he could until he lost his voice.

EGWd TIL that Julie d'Aubigny was a 17th-century bisexual opera singer/fencing expert who killed or wounded at least ten men in duels and once snuck into (and set fire to) a convent so she could shag one of the nuns.

m1NyE TIL That the popular sugary Chex snack was called "puppy chow" BEFORE it was called Muddy Buddies. It was started in the midwest and called puppy chow for its resemblance to dog treats. Chex cereal caught on to the popularity and printed an "official" recipe on the back of Chex cereal boxes.