Post * ZYG4 — Curious Curator

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TIL there is an island called North Sentinel Island, and it is home to an small, ancient tribal civilization called the Sentinelese. They are one of the last groups on the planet to be virtually untouched by modern civilization and are known to murder those who get too close to their island.

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VMno8 TIL that Steve Jobs was a huge asshole who parked his mercedes in handicap parking spots and got away with it by simply purchasing a new one every 6 months. (exploiting California car license laws by being rich)

R5wd9 TIL About the day various objects were thrown by fans onto the pitch at an Asian Champions League game in Iran in 2012, including a hand grenade. Soccer player unknowingly threw it off the field just before it blew up.

W7rdo TIL In 1995, a boy was discovered with blood containing no trace of his father’s DNA due to an extremely rare case of partial human parthenogenesis, where the mother’s egg cell divided just prior to fertilization, making parts of his body genetically fatherless.

DEpp TIL not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.

b6RGp TIL that the state of Iowa used to have an even 100 counties until Bancroft county was abolished in 1857 and joined Kossuth county, thus making it the largest county in the state. Since then, two attempts at recreating the county have failed, leaving Iowa a state of 99 counties.