Post * bDb7 — Curious Curator

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TIL that a man called Patrick Combs deposited a junk-mail cheque for $95,000 - and the bank cashed it

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7wKX TIL: Inspired by the character Lt. Uhura, Mae Jemison joined NASA and became the first African American woman in space, then later became the first real astronaut to appear on Star Trek.

JLP1 TIL a Zoo Keeper helped a constipated monkey pass a peanut by licking its ass for an hour.

77kb TIL that during the first artificial insemination, a woman was chloroformed in front of six medical students and the “most attractive” student gave his semen. The woman was not told that her husband wasn’t the father until the child was 25, and the medical student published an article.

rRXw TIL that most recycling companies throw out plastic water bottles that still have the cap on, due to it being a different type of plastic than the bottle.

YpndW TIL a kidney can be purchased for $650 in Kenya and sold for $200,000 in South Africa.