Post * Oo8Bg — Curious Curator

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TIL that Saint Nicholas, the basis for Santa Claus, was the patron saint of prostitutes, sailors, and repentant thieves, among other things.

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wRAW TIL Prisoners who maintain a positive relationship with their children are 6 times less likely to reoffend.

xLOg TIL there’s a school in Sweden with compulsary Minecraft lessons

0QyL TIL The Lost World: Jurassic Park’s tie in game ends with Jeff Goldblum telling the player to turn the console off and do something that matters

e0K7g TIL that in 1967, the Nigerian Civil War ground to a halt for two days because both sides wanted to watch soccer player Pele in an exhibition match.

p6rG TIL Sybil Ludington was a heroine of the American Revolutionary War, famous for her night ride on April 26, 1777 to alert American forces to the approach of the British, similar to the ride of Paul Revere. She rode more than twice the distance of Revere, alone, and was 16 years old at the time.