Post * QJ9d9 — Curious Curator

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TIL that in 2002 Keiko, the killer whale from Free Willy, was finally freed after over two decades in captivity. He died a year later, having become too dependent on humans to survive on his own.

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kJpl7 TIL that in 1988, a patent was issued for a type of lab mouse that was genetically modified to increase the mouse's chances of developing cancer

N7DgE TIL that a second is called a second because it is the 2nd division of the hour. 1st = minute, 2nd = second.

rNN14 TIL Harald Hirschsprung (describer of Hirschsprung's disease) helped establish a children's hospital named after Queen Louisa of Denmark in 1879. She wanted the walls decorated with Bible verses, but Hirschsprung insisted on pictures of animals. After this, the Queen declined to enter the hospital

4koPX TIL Kitchen sponges are dirty than a toilet seat

X908 TIL In 1985, Little Caesars created a kitchen on wheels called the “Love Kitchen” that serves pizza to those in need and has responded to several disasters. Little Caesars has twice been presented with The President’s Volunteer Action Award Citation.