Post * R5xB8 — Curious Curator

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TIL In 1980, a Seattle businessman opened a sperm bank that only accepted sperm from Nobel laureates or 'accomplished males.' The goal was to produce genetically superior children. Many of the 218 children born under the program have been described as geniuses in a variety of fields.

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90dD TIL the iconic Rolling Stone cover photograph of a naked John Lennon curling up next to Yoko Ono was taken 5 hours before he was shot and killed.

woPJJ TIL that Dalai Lama, spiritual figure of Tibetan Buddhism, is a prominent watch collector with his most valuable watchpiece being the Patek Philippe Ref. 658. He received it when he was 8 years old.

VMkbp TIL horses at shows usually have a colored ribbon attached to their tails. They each represent different things: a red ribbon means the horse is a kicker, green means the horse is inexperienced and likely to misbehave, blue means the horse is a stallion, and white means the horse is for sale.

9Y0oX TIL in 1864 when Congress reintroduced the Nickel currency bill they wanted the likeness of Clark on the bill, in reference to soldier William Clark, however the head of the Currency Bureau Spencer M. Clark used his own likeness, which directly led to the abolishment of the Nickel currency bill.

M7kjK TIL Michael J. Fox and food writer Michael Pollan are brothers in law. Fox has been married to Pollan's sister Tracy since 1988.