Post * b87N — Curious Curator

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TIL Macarons and Macaroons are different things. Macarons are meringue-based cookies with a crunchy exterior and a weightless interior. Macaroons (usually coconut) are moist and dense, and sometimes dipped in chocolate.

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807X TIL a man name Jamie Rohrs left his children and girlfriend in the theater during the 2012 Aurora Theater Shooting. His family received help from 18 year old Jarell Brooks, who used himself as a human shield. Later that evening, Rohrs proposed to his girlfriend at the hospital and she accepted.

E1xlo TIL Neanderthals’ tracheal anatomy suggests they had high-pitched, raspy voices, like Julia Child.

4k9wX Til that the movie adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm was financed by the C.I.A.

vBOB TIL: The morning-after pill does not work for women that weigh over 170 lbs.

dK99 TIL that when faced with long-range rockets from Nazi Germany, the British used their double agents to make the Nazis think the missiles were falling short. The Nazis would hit areas miles over their targets for much of 1944.