Post * OoxVY — Curious Curator

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TIL that first person, who had his right to legally own a slave recognized by the Virginia courts was black.

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d8p68 TIL: Alpha Centauri ( α Cen) is the closest star system to Earth's Solar System at about 4.37 light-years or 25,600,000,000,000 miles (40,130,000,000,000 km) away from from the Sun. The flight to Alpha Centauri with the speed of Apollo 11 will take us over 100,000 years to complete.

OaQ1 TIL that the deep diving submarine Alvin was attacked by a swordfish at 2000 feet below the surface. It became trapped in the Alvin’s skin, which was forced to quickly surface. The swordfish was then detached and eaten for dinner.

loy65 TIL Female masturbators have a better sexual life than female non-masturbators

J1Lx1 TIL that in 2017, “Big Tobacco” companies were finally forced to air ads in the US that admitted their products were deadly and addictive. This came after 11 years of appeals by the companies to delay and weaken the nature of the ads.

Z8vXB TIL that 3 out of 5 people in Maine live in a rural area.