Post * Yprmx — Curious Curator

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TIL Desert sand is effectively useless for construction. Saudi Arabia imports sand from Australia.

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rRLnd TIL of Turner D. Century, a Marvel villain motivated by a hatred of post-WW1 social changes. His gadgets include a flame-throwing umbrella, a flying tandem bicycle, and a "time horn" that induces unconciousness in those under the age of 65. He was killed after only three appearances.

BQEk TIL that Nicolas Flamel, said in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to have been 665 years old and to have created the stone, actually existed, wrote about alchemical secrets, and would have been ~665 years old when the book had been written if he did not die.

4k6Ag TIL that around age 13, kids’ brains shift from focusing on their mothers’ voices to favour new voices

BgJBy TIL: Cats can land on their feet thanks to their unique collarbone-less skeleton and flexible backbone, which allow them to rotate mid-air and reorient their bodies. This ability, known as the "righting reflex," is enhanced by their capacity to manipulate their moment of inertia during free-fall.

xg91 TIL Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus has retired all but 11 elephants and will retire those 11 after a final show May 1st, 2016. The elephants will go to a Florida conservation where they help with cancer research, as they possess a special “P53 gene” which fights cancer.