Post * RMOj — Curious Curator

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TIL that Benjamin Franklin had an illegitimate son, who had an illegitimate son, who had an illegitimate son.

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X01kE TIL the Great Horned Owl can be as big as 2' tall with a 4'6" wingspan and still weigh only 5 pounds. Their talons have the crush strength of a German Shepherd's bite, about 300 lbs/sq inch, so they can break the spines of their prey.

d8yPB TIL that although you need to be 21 to purchase alcohol in the United States, states have the right to make exceptions to when a minor may consume alcoholic beverages

d8lM7 TIL In northern Thailand, a conservationist named Richard Lair put together the Thai Elephant Orchestra, in which 16 elephants play specially developed instruments like steel drums and even harmonicas.

PYkVZ TIL that YT creators didn't think a video can be watched more than 2 billion times so INT_MAX was used (maximum 2,147,483,647). Because of Gangnam style they had to change it since adding one more view to 2,147,483,647 would result in -2,147,483,648

GY4x5 TIL The shape of California's state highway signs is meant to represent the spades/shovels used by the miners during the Gold Rush.