Post * N7QEJ — Curious Curator

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TIL only four people have been at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, called the Challenger Deep (about 11000 meters or 36000ft down). For reference, 12 people have walked on the Moon.

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awgBb TIL that Christopher Columbus was jailed upon his return to Spain for mistreating the native population of Hispaniola

R7A5j TIL about Eridu, the first sumerian city(in modern day Iraq in the mesopotamian region) founded in 5400 BC, originally located close to the Persian gulf at the mouth of the river, but is now at some distance from the gulf because of the accumulation of silt at its shoreline over a millenia.

OpA1 TIL when the Grateful Dead played “Playboy After Dark” in 1969, the band’s LSD supplier ‘Bear’ dosed the coffee urn that everyone on set was drinking from, including Hugh Hefner. Hefner later wrote a letter to Jerry Garcia thanking the band for the enjoyable experience.

4kMw5 TIL that evidence of slavery predates written records; the practice has existed in many cultures and can be traced back 11,000 years ago due to the conditions created by the invention of agriculture during the Neolithic Revolution.

o1rW TIL when Oprah gave the audience cars back in 2004, they were not really free. They had to pay about $6,000 in federal and income taxes. Some people paid the taxes by taking out car loans; others traded their new Pontiacs for cheaper, less souped-up cars.