Post * NX8y8 — Curious Curator

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TIL Novo Nordisk, the pharmaceutical company producing Wegovy/Ozempic, has a higher market value than the entire GDP of its home country (Denmark)

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9Md7 TIL the word “palindrome” isn’t “palindrome” spelled backwards, but “palindrome” spelled backwards is “emordnilap”, which is a real word that represents any word that when spelled backwards makes a new word - such as “time” and “emit” - so “emordnilap palindrome” is an emordnilap palindrome

xV007 TIL a painting found of Judith Slaying Holofnes was originally attributed to Caravaggio but later determined to be by Artimisia Gentileschi. The blood was depicted travelling in a parabolic arc, a concept introduced by Galileo in 1608 that wouldn't have been known when Caravaggio painted his in 1599

j61AQ TIL Gibraltar is home to around 230 monkeys. They are known to steal from and even attack people.

7rmJr TIL of beaked whales, a set of 22 species of whales with beaks like dolphins, some of which reach sizes of over 42 feet and which prey on colossal squid in the deep sea.

wLNnW TIL that Eggshells are edible and are used for Calcium supplements