Post * bkJN — Curious Curator

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TIL that “Ötzi the Iceman” has 19 living relatives in Europe today.

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lon0B TIL butter sticks that are sold in the United States come in two distinct shapes (although containing the same amount of butter) depending to a large extent on whether it is being sold East or West of the Rocky Mountains.

Pn4G TIL In 1919 Michael Keogh stopped an angry mob of 200 men (some with bayonets) from killing two right winged political agents they were beating up. In 1930 at a Nuremburg rally, Keogh recognized one of the agents he had saved. It was Adolf Hitler.

nePQP Til that Sailing stones exist - rocks that move up to 5 meters per minute across the ground by themselves, leaving trails behind them. The movement is caused by temperature changes and they're so common in a part of Death Valley that it's called 'Racetrack playa' due to the 'tracks' that they leave.

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