Post * P14Wn — Curious Curator

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TIL that the first self-propelled vehicule, built by Cugnot in 1769, was intended for transporting cannons. The vehicle was not suited to the load, and despite further trials, the project was abandoned. However, 241 years later, in 2010, a copy of the machine was built, which worked perfectly.

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5YPnk TIL of Tyra Winters, a Highschool cheerleader who saved the life of a choking toddler during a homecoming parade. She was on a float and jumped down from it when she spotted the suffering boy in the crowd. She’d gotten CPR training in the 8th grade and used it to save his life.

DOpp TIL A woman already appeared on U.S. paper currency when Martha Washington was on the $1 dollar silver certificate in 1886

NpdP TIL: Dorothy Kilgallen died under mysterious circumstances in 1965. She started reporting on UFOs in the 50’s, was extremely critical of the US government, and interviewed Jack Ruby in private, claiming to be “about to blow the JFK case sky high.”

jNdXN TIL 2012 Olympics organisers wanted Keith Moon, who died in 1978, to play at the ceremony. When they asked the The Who's manager if Keith "would be available" to play, he replied "He now resides in Golders Green crematorium, If they have a round table, some glasses and candles, we might contact him"

Z8wBp TIL "Of the 4 percent of the 250 000 to 300 000 known edible plant species, only 150 to 200 are used by humans. Only three - rice, maize and wheat - contribute nearly 60 percent of calories and proteins obtained by humans from plants."