Post * YBwP — Curious Curator

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TIL that Ethiopia was the only African country that was never colonized

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x6JG5 TIL that lenticular clouds are often mistaken for UFOs? These stationary, lens-shaped clouds form at high altitudes, usually over mountains, and can appear to hover in the sky. Their smooth, saucer-like appearance and vivid colors at sunrise or sunset contribute to their otherworldly look, making th

xJ6k TIL Nancy Cartwright attempted to disturb the guards at Buckingham Palace yelling, “What’s happening man, I’m Bart Simpson, dude!”, she succeeded.

rbv0 TIL of the Peanut Hole, an area of neutral international waters, surrounded by Russia’s exclusive economic zone, but is not in Russia’s default EEZ because it is more than 200 nautical miles from any coast, essentially an area of international waters surrounded by Russian territory.

ODw4 TIL that the actor that played Krusty’s dad in the Simpsons episode “Like Father, Like Clown”, comedian Jackie Mason, actually came from a family of Rabbi’s but instead chose comedy, just like Krusty’s character in the episode does

VBmeZ TIL during the Japanese wars of unification in the 16th century, while besieging an enemy castle, Toyotomi Hideyoshi purchased all the available rice in the province at several times the market price to aid in the process of breaking the resolve of the garrison. The siege only lasted 200 days.