Post * VM5ep — Curious Curator

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TIL of Dunbar's number which is a proposes 150 is the maximum of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships

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v1ekR TIL in 1956 two young girls who were obsessed with Elvis Presley went missing after going to see "Love Me Tender" for the 15th time. Elvis was so concerned that he issued a public appeal over the radio pleading with them to be “good Presley fans and go home and ease their mother's worries".

YogB TIL in a remote valley in Sweden, people still speak an ancient dialect of Old Norse, the language of the Vikings. It’s called Elfdalian and they still used runes up until the 1900s.

Br61d TIL the vigilante and outlaw Jesse James fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War

Xnlj TIL that foundries use dirt floors because molten metal can make concrete explode due to trapped moisture

oQdW TIL the name “Six Flags” refers to the flags of the six different nations that have governed Texas: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the United States, and the Confederate States of America.