Post * XAWk — Curious Curator

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TIL that Pittsburgh, PA has 446 bridges – 3 more than Venice, Italy.

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e0Xek TIL Conchobar mac Nessa, the legendary Irish king, was conceived because his mother asked a druid, Cathbad, what that moment was right for, and Cathbad said, "conceiving a king." Cathbad was the only available man for the conception.

WkRwB TIL that Charles Darwin once found two ground beetles and grabbed one in each hand before seeing a "sacred" crucifix beetle (Panagaeus cruxmajor). Afraid to lose it, he put one of the beetles he had between his teeth to grab the crucifix but the beetle spit acid down his throat and he lost them all.

KBEE TIL that Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldren couldn’t afford the NASA life insurance policy. Also, before launch, the three signed hundreds of autographs to be given to their families should they not return so they would have valuable memorabilia to sell.

grvw7 TIL Disneyland had an Aunt Jemima restaurant with an Aunt Jemima character

XV6 TIL Radiohead’s lead singer, Thom Yorke, does not know how to read music. He says sheet music is an “ineffective way of doing it.”