Post * N568 — Curious Curator

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TIL that most flat glass is made by floating a pool of molten glass above a pool of molten metal

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R5nb6 TIL that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (author of Sherlock Holmes) took a single wicket during his brief first class Cricket career - that of the famed W. G. Grace - and he was so elated at the achievement that he wrote a poem about it.

l97A TIL JFK allegedly smoked weed in the White House, brought by family friend and American socialite Mary Meyer in July of 1962. “Suppose the Russians did something now,” Kennedy said after smoking 3 joints.

wL9k1 TIL a “perfect” Ford Model T costs less than a new Mustang. The costliest specimen in 2020 sold for less than $25k.

epar6 TIL both male and female reindeer grow antlers, and shed them each year. For Rudolph to have antlers in late December, some argue he/she would have to be female since males do not retain theirs that late into the year.

VArk TIL a man earned 4 million airline miles for free without breaking any laws by using his credit card to purchase free-delivery $1 coins from the U.S. mint.