Post * WpDA — Curious Curator

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TIL dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing

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Xlo6 TIL that a 32,000 year old extinct Arctic flower was resurrected using seeds found by an Ice Age squirrel

8LNK TIL there is a school board in NY that consists of orthodox religious parents who send their students to private school. Holding the majority, they were able to gut funding and close public schools at the dismay of public school parents, while using funding for their private schools.

EgEB7 TIL Puppy Water was a moisturising cosmetic used in 1600’s, the recipe was Sallet Oil 4 pound, 2 Puppy-dogs newly whelped, Earthworms washed in white Wine 1 pound; boil the Whelps til they fall in pieces then put in the worms a while after strain it, add 3 ounces of Cypress Turpentine.

Wk0GL TIL that during Prohibition many major breweries turned to selling malt extract for use in baking breads and desserts. It was also hop flavored. One city reported enough was sold each week to make 16 loaves of bread for every man, woman and child.

QJY19 TIL that humans and our livestock account for 96% of all mammal biomass on Earth