Post * dAM8 — Curious Curator

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TIL Morgan Freeman said the concept of a month dedicated to black history is “ridiculous”: “I don’t want a black history month. Black history is American history.”

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PrEV TIL that dogs have only recently been able to watch TV, with the advent of HDTV with their higher framerates. Before that, with CRT’s, it was like watching a strobe light.

XW98 TIL 1-3% of people are equipped with a mutated gene called hDEC2 which allows their body to get the rest it requires from just a few hours of sleep.

kXae TIL An adopted cat named Rusty very uncharacteristically kept pestering his owner after she wasn’t feeling well and wanted to lie down. This culminated in the owner seeking medical help and finding out she had experienced a heart attack. She credits Rusty with saving her life.

Me8dW TIL that the great-great-grandson of Tsar Nicholas Romanoff I of Russia grew up to serve in the British Navy, participated in the Normandy invasions, and become an American folk artist

9wKEM TIL that the guy who directed Hitler vs Vader Rap Battle is now married to Emma Stone