Post * ZQAY — Curious Curator

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TIL that there’s a Welsh settlement in Argentina called Y Wladfa, where they speak Patagonian Welsh. It was set up in 1865 as a “little Wales beyond Wales”.

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DQKMJ TIL that Belgian businessman was a big help to the Manhattan Project. He realized how important uranium was and shipped 1,200 tons of it to Staten Island. When Lieutenant Colonel Nichols contacted him, he just said, " You can have the ore now. It's in New York. I was waiting for your visit. "

OGJYL TIL that in 2001 Major League Baseball successfully voted to eliminate two of their teams, the Twins and Expos. The plan fell through after the Twins were legally obligated to honor their stadium lease and the Expos were purchased by MLB and moved to Washington DC

O68L TIL that there are more scientists named “Steve” who support evolution, than there are scientists who support Creationism altogether

x6X87 TIL that one of the worst droughts in recorded history occurred in Texas during the 1950's. Huge lakes and rivers dried up completely, grass nearly died out leading to massive dust storms, and 50% of Texas' farming industry was dead by the end of the decade.

Z9Xv TIL that on the set of Hook, Dustin Hoffman and Bob Hoskins played Hook and Smee as if they were a gay couple. When Spielberg found out, he was furious.