Post * NrZJ — Curious Curator

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TIL Jazz great Ella Fitzgerald by age 18 had taught herself to sing 2 notes at once like Mongolian folk singers!

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WQBY TIL that ¾ of American lesbians are overweight.

gMJO7 TIL skunk spray is toxic to dogs. It can cause anemia and organ damage that if severe enough could kill them : (

BrQad TIL: Beethoven was paid 4,000 florins a year from 1809 on the condition that he remained in Vienna for the rest of his life. This allowance was originally paid by three patrons but after the death of Princes Lobkowitz and Kinsky, Archduke Rudolph paid the amount in full until Beethoven died.

nwpW TIL that a campfire is significantly worse for your health than a cigarette, and some studies have shown that there may be 30x the amount of carcinogens in woodsmoke than tobacco smoke.

dw17 TIL Testimony of war crimes committed by Iraq against Kuwait was an astroturf campaign to sell Operation Desert Storm to the American people, people involved included senators and congressmen who knowingly lied.