Post * Mep87 — Curious Curator

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TIL that Japanese emoji put more emphasis on the eyes whereas western emoji put more emphasis on the mouth

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rNZd TIL the screenwriter of “Cast Away” deliberately stranded himself on an isolated beach for a week, to experience how Tom Hanks’ character would have to search for water, food and shelter. During this time, a volleyball washed up on shore, inspiring the “Wilson” character

v1mrr TIL eight grizzly bear/polar bear hybrids have been confirmed in the wild, all descending from the same female polar bear.

DAkV TIL of a plot to kill a man by giving him unlimited drinking credit and thus making him drink himself to death. He wouldn’t die even after they tried serving him antifreeze, turpentine, rat poison etc. He is known as ‘Durable Mike Malloy’ or 'Iron Mike’.

oBgKW TIL about Ol' Rip the Horned Toad. In 1897, a horned lizard was placed in a time capsule located in the Courthouse of Eastland, Texas along with other memorabilia. When the Courthouse was torn down 31 years later, the capsule was opened and Ol' Rip supposedly came back alive. He became a celebrity.

OoB1X TIL There's a place in the Pacific Ocean called Point Nemo. It s so far from land, the nearest humans are often astronauts. The ISS orbits the Earth at a maximum of 258 miles (416km). Meanwhile the nearest inhabited landmass to Point Nemo is over 1,670 miles (2,700km) away.