Post * e0PdE — Curious Curator

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TIL that most sex in giraffes are homosexual in nature and mostly involves male-male sex.

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1am8W TIL about Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges, born in 1745. He was the first Black composer of the classical era, conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris, and a champion fencer. He has been referred to as “Black Mozart”

xnJb TIL that the Pallas cat looks super-expressive because its face is short and its pupils are round like ours

7axL TIL that India had qualified for FIFA World cup in 1950 but later withdrew because FIFA rules demanded that all players had to play with Shoes. Indian players were only accustomed to play with barefoot. And the organization was financially strained. This lead to Cricket taking the edge later on

oMlo TIL that the color orange was named after the orange fruit. Up until the 1500’s, the color was referred to as “saffron” or simply “yellow-red.”

DQXmP TIL the probability of a blue lobster existing is about one in two million