Post * QJna9 — Curious Curator

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TIL Pokémon is the highest-grossing media franchise of all time, bigger than Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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j6d5Q TIL that of the nine muses, eight were goddesses of arts or humanities, but the ninth, Urania, was goddess of astronomy

R7w98 TIL at Vancouver Island a male orca and its mother ambushed another mother orca and her calf, for the purpose of infanticide and to mate with it's mother once nursing was no longer needed. The male got ahold of the calf and drowned it, while his mother blocked the calfs mother from rescuing the calf

OoArY TIL there are a group of Orca's that appear of the South Coast of Western Australia each year. There origin is unknown.

MeDEm TIL Korean parents have begun hiring thugs who protect their children from bullies. These thugs pose as "fake uncles" and intimidate bullies who have been harassing the bullied kid. In some cases, the thugs will visit the bullies’ parents at their workplace and publicly shame them.

d840B TIL Citric Acid, the kind found in citrus fruits such as oranges, is required for almost all life forms on Earth.