Post * W9AB — Curious Curator

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TIL that there’s a rare, discontinued kind of firearm (pistols, rifles) that shoots tiny ROCKETS instead of bullets!

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DQnkg Today I Learned that even though chilies and peppers aren't related, chilies are often called "chili peppers" because of an historical error caused by Christopher Columbus mistakenly linking the "spiciness" and "heat" of native Latin American chilies to Indian pepper.

d8jkK TIL about Hetty Green, the Witch of Wall Street. Know as "the greatest miser", she was said never to turn on the heat or use hot water, wore one dress and undergarments until they worn out, didn't wash her hands and ate fifteen cents pies. Her son lost his leg after she refused to pay.

XE8nD TIL It's illegal to write a check for less than $1 (18 U.S. Code § 336 - Issuance of circulating obligations of less than $1)

L79Q TIL that the German boxer Max Schmeling who was viewed as a “Nazi Puppet” personally saved the lives of two Jewish children by hiding them in his apartment during the Nazi purge of Jews from Berlin.

LkBxQ TIL the original wording of the phrase "Blood is thicker than water" was exactly that. The popular "Blood of the covenant" variant is a modern invention whose origin can be traced to two authors.