Post * RPZ8 — Curious Curator

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TIL a guy in Toronto had a huge party in his apartment across the street from a large commercial bank’s HQ (RBC). The CEO calls to tell him to shut his blinds, because no work was getting done. All eyes were on the strippers.

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vP5Oj TIL on October 18, 1963 French scientists launched a rocket into space, containing a cat named Felicette. She orbited close to 100 miles above earth, then descended safely to the ground via a special parachute. Felicetti has the high honor of being the only cat launched into space thus far.

ykDX TIL in 1958 Alaska was hit with a Mega Tsunami that measured 1720ft tall. Taller than the Empire State Building

jgaM TIL that only 1% of Jordanians surveyed in 2003 had a favorable opinion of the United States, compared to 14% in 2015.

oBP4E TIL that in the 9th century Chinese alchemists in search of the elixir of life created a mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal. Ironically, short of a path to immortality, they had discovered gunpowder.

kJ6M5 TIL that "The NorthWest Company," one of the major players in the historical North American fur trade, is still in operation today as a series of retail stores that primarily serve Indigenous customers across Canada, Alaska, the Carribbean, and the Pacific.