Post * VMnb8 — Curious Curator

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TIL that cigarette butts are environmentally toxic and the most littered item in the world

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7rRMO TIL the non-profit Nurse-Family Partnership, which arranges for registered nurses to make regular home visits to first-time low-income or vulnerable mothers, reduced the number of babies or toddlers hospitalized for accidents by more than half and increased babies' IQ by 5 to 7 points

6NmJ TIL Adwaita, the turtle, was born before Mozart, before the French Revolution, and his death was announced by CNN. His estimated age was just over 250 years. He died in 2006

NXEoJ TIL that in 1998, Sony had the chance to buy the rights to nearly all Marvel characters for $25 million but chose to acquire only Spider-Man, believing no one cared about the others.

gMwKy TIL In 36 BCE, Roman statesman Marcus Varro wrote about germs, describing “minute creatures which cannot be seen by the eyes, which…enter the body through the mouth and nose and there cause serious diseases.” The germ theory of disease would not be accepted widely for another 1,900 years.

W7a6A TIL we all have tiny crystals inside our ears. They are made from calcium carbonate and they help with maintaining our balance. If they become dislodged it can cause nausea and virago.