Post * Z8o6R — Curious Curator

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TIL William Hung is a 73rd Generation Descendant of Confucius

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8VWZ TIL Flags fly at half-mast to make room for the “invisible Flag of Death” above

EXM0 TIL that Eris, discovered in 2005, is more massive than Pluto and would have qualified as the tenth planet in the solar system, until its discovery prompted the International Astronomical Union to formally define ‘planet’ with a size cutoff that also excluded Pluto

pYEb4 TIL Ismail I became a conqueror at age 12 when he rallied an army of 7000 troops and conquered all of modern day Iran, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan and most surrounding regions. He became Shah of Iran and founded the Safavid dynasty at age 14, and is responsible for converting Iran to Shia Islam.

ADlmB TIL that salt was so valuable during roman times, soldiers were partially paid in salt. Creating the term salary.

6E9GJ TIL Puerto Rico is only 100 miles across