Post * R7oR6 — Curious Curator

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TIL the US National Anthem has a 5th verse which talks about a foe from within, and was added during the time of the Civil War to give hope for the future of the nation.

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Lkr6d TIL - Eberhard and Tarpenning were the original founders and incorporated Tesla, while Musk, Straubel and Wright joined in a Series A round later on. A lawsuit settlement agreed to by Eberhard and Tesla in September 2009 allows all five to call themselves founders.

m1KpR TIL about the Blue Diamond Affair in which approx 90 kg of Saudi Royal jewels were stolen by a Thai worker in 1989 that led to the deaths of several Saudi diplomats and businessmen in Thailand, souring international relations for over 30 years.

E1a1x TIL: Inspired by the "Hot Crazy Matrix", evolutionary psychologist Alyson Blanchard conducted studies on over 500 people and found that when men are confronted with women of similar physical attractiveness, they go for the one with borderline personality disorders or psychopathic traits.

X0meP TIL of the Janka Hardness Test which is the measurement of force required to embed an 11.28-millimeter-diameter (7⁄16 in) steel ball halfway into a sample of wood. This is the standard test used to determine the hardness of all woods.

VBOW0 Today I Learned who first spilled the tea. In 2737 BC it was Legendary Chinese Emperor Shennong when a few leaves from a nearby tree floated into his bowl of boiled water, changing the color and flavor. He made history, but would never know the future semantic shift of gossiping. https://www.tea.co.