Post * bLVE — Curious Curator

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TIL the eastern part of Laos was so heavily bombed that most people can supplement their income by collecting scrap metal 40 years later, some completely rely on it

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ADp1l TIL that in 1887 a group of men added Susanna M. Salter to the mayoral ballot of Argonia, Kansas, as a prank to discourage women from running for office. She then won by a 2/3 majority and became America's first female mayor.

x686w TIL of Ireland's first billionaire. Sir Tony O'Reilly was a star on the Irish national rugby team, had the highest grade on the national bar exam, became CEO of Heinz ... and declared bankruptcy in 2016.

x6NKg TIL a new measurement type – Smoots

Meeeb TIL That in Hara, Ethiopia, Hyenas and humans have a unique relationship. At night, two Hyena clans fight outside for access to the city. The people do not fear the hyenas and give the winning clan leftover meat that they believe hyenas consume to rid the city of bad spirits.

ZpVNG TIL that sunlight on Pluto at mid-day would be equivalent to twilight on Earth despite being 40 times farther away from the Sun than Earth, bright enough to read a book.