Post * e0805 — Curious Curator

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TIL Alexandre Dumas's Father Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Was a General For Napoleon Bonaparate. He Was the Highest Ranking Black Army Officer in the World

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6EmYJ TIL Bubbly Creek is the nickname given to the South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River. The creek derives its name from the gases bubbling out of the riverbed from the decomposition of blood and entrails dumped into the river in the early 20th century by the local meatpacking businesses

mx9xx TIL on December 28 1983, Dennis Wilson, co-founder and drummer of the Beach Boys, drowned at Marina Del Rey after drinking all day and then diving in the afternoon to recover his ex-wife's belongings, previously thrown overboard at the marina from his yacht three years earlier amidst their divorce.

j6jBN TIL that All of Earth's water—including oceans, icecaps and glaciers, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and water in the atmosphere—equals ~326 quintillion gallons (326,000,000,000,000,000,000). Of that, a tiny fraction, 37.5 quadrillion gallons, is in the atmosphere above us as water vapor.

4Zm5 TIL the Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act protects your right to use independent repair shops and parts (contrary to what Apple and other electronics makers are doing with “Warranty Void” stickers)

6EaxJ TIL that the British Library is legally required to obtain a copy of every book published in the UK and Ireland, and also purchases a large percentage of English language books published abroad. This equates to an additional 6 miles of shelving each year.