Post * OYWY — Curious Curator

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TIL that there are Ant Species which hold Slaves and Slave Ants who rebel against them.

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ePYb TIL fleeing the Japanese in WWII Burma, a group of refugees spent two days carving a 270-foot staircase into a mountain so that they and 52 elephants could escape

QJP5X TIL: A single almond requires a gallon (3.8 liters) of water to produce. California produces 80% of the planet's almonds using more water than Los Angeles & San Francisco combined, and generating $11 billion (2014) to the CA economy.

LQ0ev TIL In 1588, Elizabeth I of England’s Navy defeated the Spanish Armada and forced their remaining fleet to sail around England, back to Spain where many ships crashed along the rocky shores of Ireland. On Elizabeth’s orders, thousands of surviving Spaniards were massacred on the beaches of Ireland.

8aMxP TIL Henry Cavill was dubbed 'the most unlucky man in Hollywood' by Empire Magazine in 2005 after missing out on the lead roles for Superman, James Bond and Twilight

rN5d0 TIL that the Pentagon and the CIA have exercised direct editorial control over more than 2,500 films and television shows