Post * VM4oD — Curious Curator

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TIL the line bisecting a crescent moon always points directly toward the sun

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AxKn TIL: theres a rare breed of chicken where the entire chicken is solid black. The meat, skin, organs, bones, bone marrow, tongue, and eyes are solid black. Each one cost $2500.

6E4El TIL Stalin was hit by a horse-drawn carriage twice as a child, which led to permanent damage of his left arm. This injury exempted him from fighting in WW I where he would have likely died. -

wogGo TIL Amazon Alexa recordings were successfully used as evidence in the conviction of a murder suspect in 2023. "Detectives discovered voice commands made by White and his wife at the time of the murder had been saved."

aw0Yo TIL Ronnie Barrett, the designer of the .50 cal M82 sniper rifle, was a photographer with no background in manufacturing or engineering

Rx44 TIL the Carolina Dog is a breed that was discovered living wild in the Southeast in the 1970’s, and after extensive DNA testing they are believed to be the descendant of the first animals to accompany humans across the Bering land bridge to North America thousands of years ago.