Post * VMlp — Curious Curator

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TIL Rhydon was the first pokémon to ever be programmed, hence the numerous Rhydon statues scattered across Kanto in the original games.

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P1eVG TIL: An English pickle manufacturer and convert to Islam accepted an offer to become the king of the short-lived state of Islamestan in Central Asia, but before his camel train arrived at his new capital, Kashgar, the country had descended into chaos; the Soviets then reestablished Chinese control.

l77g1 TIL Romanian prisoners would receive reduced sentences if they wrote a book.

xVM8g TIL the U.S. government saved every public tweet from 2006 through 2017 Starting in 2018, the Library of Congress decided to only keep tweets on “a very selective basis,” including elections and those dealing with something of national interest, like public policy.

v17Pj TIL that Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates and, on finding out what they were asking in ransom, demanded it be higher because of how important he was. He forced them to listen to speeches he composed and often threatened to crucify them.

vdMx TIL that Tila Tequila is a Nazi sympathizer