Post * QrOX — Curious Curator

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TIL The man who invented the revolving door hated holding doors open for women.

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vPE7j TIL there is a mushroom that tastes like chicken

p88BN TIL It only takes 13 people to run the Spam factory

yPRe TIL there is an island whose inhabitants have refused all attempts at outside contact. They have lived there for over 55,000 years, and are believed to be direct descendants of the first humans that migrated from Africa.

9wZ8X TIL Johannes Kepler's mother Katharina, who first sparked his interest in astronomy at age 6 with the Great Comet of 1577, was accused of witchcraft using garbled contents of mankind's first science fiction The Dream, which he wrote. He succeeded in acquitting and releasing her alive, a rare result

6ExXY TIL Will Smith is the only actor to have 8 consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office, followed by Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks with 7 each.