Post * OonOL — Curious Curator

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TIL that George Clooney made 14 of his closest friends instant millionaires by handing them each a suitcase with $1 million at a dinner party. He even paid their taxes for the year.

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R5x87 TIL that Isaac Newton was named warden of the British Royal Mint, an honorary title with no actual duties. However, Newton took it seriously and would visit sketchy bars in disguise to investigate criminals. This resulted in 28 counterfeiting convictions!

kl0W TIL That Alexander Graham Bell (the inventor of the telephone) was named honorary chief by the Mohawk Native Americans because of his work in translating and documenting their language. He participated in tribal dances while wearing native ceremonial clothing.

YpmRW TIL 'Desire paths' is the term for the paths that are naturally created by people's footfalls when they walk around paved paths. Some universities and hospitals have avoided these by waiting to see where they formed naturally, then paving over established desire paths.

l7yG TIL Bill Clinton, because of his Irish heritage, and his birth in Arkansas (a former French territory), is eligible to run for president in both Ireland and France.

Wkr9X TIL about the Urechis Unicinctus, known as the fat innkeeper worm or Chinese penis fish.