Post * b9QO9 — Curious Curator

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TIL that Earth Day co-founder beaten, killed, and composted girlfriend when she threatened to leave him

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X9Bk TIL: Scientists have found evidence indicating a huge underground reservoir that holds three times as much water as Earth’s Oceans

49xg TIL Despite being a Major General, 56, and needing a cane to walk, Theodore Roosevelt Jr was one of the first troops to land at Utah Beach, personally doing a recon mission and directing units onto their objectives under fire. He was both the oldest and highest ranking man to land with first wave.

414J TIL the fastest red card ever given in football (soccer) was given 2 seconds into the match to Lee Todd after he muttered “Fuck me, that was loud” when the kickoff whistle blew.

ANOVB TIL Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, as settlement in the South Atlantic, is regarded as the most remote permanent settlement on Earth, located over 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) from the nearest human settlement.

kOvn1 TIL there are 45 genes which the human species has likely 'stolen' from other species, such as worms, fruit flies and bacteria. They have not simply been passed on from our primitive ancestors. Instead they have jumped directly into the human genome in the last couple of million years.