Post * Y7ZW — Curious Curator

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TIL that the stronger a man is physically, the more likely his political beliefs will be aligned with his own selfish interests as opposed to the common good.

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neAAY TIL that when Lafayette visited America in 1824, he and Thomas Jefferson collapsed in each other's arms and cried upon their reunion. They had not seen each other since 1789. Jefferson had to have somebody else read the speech he prepared because he was so emotional that his voice was too weak.

e0b4D TIL African-Americans were largely responsible for creating the form of singing known as "barbershop quartet"

QJeLX TIL that Jesus Christ was declared King of Poland in 2016

WkA4 TIL Humans evolved not as predators but as prey.

x6X7g TIL of 'Denny', the only known individual whose parents were two different species of human. She lived ninety thousand years ago in central Asia, where a fragment of her bone was found in 2012. Her mother was a Neanderthal and her father was a Denisovan.