Post * Rk67 — Curious Curator

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TIL If identical twins marry identical twins, their children will legally be cousins, but genetically will be full siblings.

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E1eOd TIL that African Romance is an extinct Romance language spoken in North Africa during the later centuries of the Roman and early Byzantine Empires, and several centuries after the annexation of the region by the Umayyad Caliphate in 696 AD.

DwGg TIL that, while Edgar Allen Poe was known for his horror writing, he was also fond of high-profile hoaxes and practical jokes.

b9ydj TIL most muppets are lefthanded, because most muppet-puppet-players are righthanded and use their dominant hand to control the head of the muppet, so they use the left hand to control the arm.

J18dm TIL about Aleksander Doba. At the age of 65, he kayaked from Senegal to Brazil across the Atlantic Ocean in a kayak without a sail, relying only on a paddle and his muscles. The voyage took 99 days and spanned 5394 kilometers.

4XJNo TIL the best time of day to cut roses is in the afternoon. Sugars that feed the blooming process accumulate during the day, and peak in late afternoon.