Post * P5kn — Curious Curator

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TIL Philadelphia’s mayors were initially unpaid, and often strongly objected to being selected - sometimes opting to pay a large fine rather than serve.

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j64Ja TIL The most serious attempt at secession was advanced in the years 1860 and 1861 as 11 Southern states each declared secession from the United States, and joined to form the Confederate States of America, a procedure and body that the government of the United States refused to accept.

JYvPl TIL English Ivy can cause a rash similar to that of Poison Ivy, and the allergen, falcarinol, comes not only from its leaves, but also the stems and root. It’s not mentioned as often as Poison Ivy and the other Poison variations due to the rashes often getting diagnosed as Poison Ivy interaction.

l76kr TIL green bell peppers were just red/yellow/orange peppers but in their unripe form

EgrKV TIL the Mayans have Ixtab, the goddess of suicide by hanging. In some cases hanging was seen as a honorable way to die.

x6MOk TIL that after Surya Bonaly fell during her routine at the 1998 Winter Olympics and realized she wouldn’t win a medal, she performed an illegal backflip and became the first figure skater to land one on a single blade in Olympic competition.