Post * W79L — Curious Curator

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TIL Hundreds of millions of birds are killed each year colliding with manmade structures

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gMjR9 TIL some people are phobic of certain numbers. In some Asian countries, it is common to omit floors that include the 4 as it is similar to death in Mandarin. While in Italy, 17 may refer "I am dead." In some western cultures, 13 is considered an unlucky number.

jg8X TIL Samsung Smart TV sends a recording of everything you speak in front of it to a third party, according to its privacy policy

awEKJ TIL After over 70 years of separation, people in North and South Korea speak in increasingly different ways. South Koreans have incorporated many English words and phrases into their language, while isolated North Korea has eliminated words with foreign origins and created homegrown substitutes.

bARZ TIL Joseph Goebbels killed 6 of his own children, before committing suicide

rNnjW TIL during the siege of Leningrad, scientists working at the world’s largest collection of seeds protected the seeds from the threats of the cold, the hungry residents of the besieged city, rats, and their own hunger. Twenty-eight of the botanists died during the siege, protecting their collection.