Post * R7J14 — Curious Curator

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TIL: American cheeses have that distinctive orange color because producers dye it with a natural food additive, Annatto. The color was once considered to indicate higher quality cow diet and superior quality cheese.

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Wk0JY TIL, In 2001 Rowan Atkinson managed to keep his private jet flying after the pilot suddenly fell unconscious.

0wWDM TIL Inés Ramírez Pérez, a woman from Mexico. A mother of eight kids who had no medical training, performed a successful Caesarean section on herself. With 12 hours of continual pain she used a kitchen knife and three glasses of hard liqour whilst her husband was drinking at a bar.

LQLl9 TIL that, in addition to ethical concerns, Ford's Theatre won't put on "Our American Cousin" (the show Lincoln was assasinated during) in part because it's a comedy that just isn't very funny

8a6y8 TIL Vasectomies are reversed successfully 60-75% of the time if done within 10 years

XEv8j TIL About the World’s Longest Kayak, Coming in at a Whopping 500 Feet and Fitting Over 100 People