Post * R7B08 — Curious Curator

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TIL That Bamboo is not a type of wood, but a type of grass despite commonly being sold as a 'wooden worktop' or a type of 'wood flooring'.

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R5nOl TIL Haiti's only king, Henri Christophe, was born into slavery. Christophe had fought in the revolution and established a kingdom in Haiti in 1811. Ultimately Christophe established an unpopular system of taxation by forced labor and his reign ended in suicide in 1820.

6LxY TIL that Segway, Inc. sued Ninebot - a Chinese company - for making knockoff Segways. Ninebot was so rich from selling knockoff Segways that they just bought Segway, Inc.

YpbxG TIL that Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen's left arm was amputated in 1984 after he was involved in a car crash. He continues to play with one arm and was named one of the top 10 drummers of all time by Gigwise.

J1aLQ TIL Justin Ross Harris (the /r/childfree user who intentionally left his son in a hot car to die) had his murder conviction overturned in 2022

Xawr TIL Mack trucks with gold-plated bulldogs indicate that the entire truck is made of Mack components, whereas trucks which use another manufacturer’s components are given a chrome-plated bulldog.