Post * XEPQD — Curious Curator

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TIL that there are chemicals so dangerous and deadly even the nazis said Nah

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rLDe TIL the book ‘Walden’ by Henry David Thoreau is often seen as a 'bible’ for self-sufficiency enthusiasts. However, while many picture Thoreau as a hermit in the woods, his cabin on the lake was about a mile from town, where he would often go to visit his mother, who did his laundry for him.

9YyZD Today I learned that the Canary Islands are named after Man’s Best Friend, and not birds. The Spanish name for the islands is “Islas Canarias”, which is derived from Latin and means “Island of Dogs.”

QNdmL TIL Three's Company theme song was written by the same man who wrote the Sesame Street theme.

a8vmZ TIL that during WWII, scientists were struggling to make enough penicillin to keep up with demand until they found a moldy cantaloupe in Peoria, IL that was producing penicillin at the highest rate they had yet seen.

vPB57 TIL in the book that 101 Dalmatians was based on, there were 4 adult Dalmatians and 97 puppies instead of 2 adults and 99 puppies. While two of the adult dogs were named Pongo and Perdita, they weren't mates with each other but with two dogs named "Missis" and "Prince", both absent from the film.