Post * R7oG7 — Curious Curator

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TIL West Virginia residents prefer hot dogs over hamburgers more so then any state. On a per capita annual basis West Virginians eat the most hot dogs of any state, and the least amount of hamburgers.

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gMnn9 TIL the famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach had no less than 20 children.

LQWK0 TIL that Ol Doinyo Lengai is the only volcano on Earth that erupts with Natrocarbonatite, a very low temperature lava that flows freely and turns white after a few hours of being exposed to air.

8ekBa TIL Leonard Cohen's Song 'Chelsea Hotel #2' Was Written About How He Did Sex With Janis Joplin.

5YmGQ TIL that "Letterlocking" was a technique used widely from the 13-18th centuries to fold and secure correspondence in such a way to prevent tampering during transit. A letterlocked paper, sealed with wax, becomes its own envelope. Video link is an example by MIT prof who has researched the practice.

VNdD TIL a boy died from a gunshot wound while visiting his Scientologist father. It was declared suicide, however the boys prints were not on the gun, the bullet was missing, his laptop data was deleted and his father called David Miscavige’s sister before 911.