Post * OGv4e — Curious Curator

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TIL that octopuses have around 500 million neurons, with most of them located in their arms, giving each arm semi-independent intelligence

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AAn TIL that a trishaw puller in China, Bai Fang Li financed the education of over 300 poor kids, over the years the distance he peddled to sponsor the kids was close to 18 times around the equator. When he died thousands came to say goodbye.

j84a TIL someone remade the entire Titanic movie using the Sims 2.

xV0pk TIL; On death row in Malawi, Byson Kaula would not die. Three times by hanging (the hangman was too lazy); And once by suicide after the fact.

awjoo TIL that links that give no indication of where they'll take you, such as "click here" and nondescript images, have been known as "mystery meat navigation" since 1998. The term makes an analogy to how the producer of mystery meat knows what's in it, but the eater doesn't.

neWNo TIL of Agitprop, a portemanteau of Agitation and Propaganda that was born in Russia 100 years ago that has gone through a recent revival in 21st century as weaponized misinformation through social media.