Post * O6rY — Curious Curator

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TIL Nirvana originally started out as a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover band

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X04Pk TIL that the world is running out of sand. Sand is the most-consumed natural resource besides water, and it's the main ingredient in concrete, glass, and silicon chips. Most harvested sand goes to make concrete, but desert sand isn't suitable for concrete because it's too smooth.

OoMDe TIL that because of a treaty signed in 1795, the state of New York still gives 150 bushels of salt to the Onondaga people every spring

dLX9 TIL Pumpernickle is German for “Devil’s Fart.” This name actually predates the bread.

1y7X TIL that the Heimlich Maneuver’s inventor is accused of medical fraud and unethical practices–including the invention of the maneuver itself.

vNlx TIL that it was a tradition in Ireland that if you donated a pint of blood, they’d give you a pint of Guinness to replace the iron.