Post * eRmk — Curious Curator

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TIL Jonah Hill almost drowned off the coast of Australia after Channing Tatum got him blackout drunk.

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AD9Rn TIL that the feral hog population in Texas is so bad that they'd have to kill 70% of all existing hogs each year in order to keep it from getting worse

Vlak TIL there is an antidote for alcohol intoxication that never made it to the market

4XmAg TIL that the brain displays a similar pattern of chaotic activity during meditation as it does during the psychedelic experience. The findings, published in the journal Neuroscience, indicate that meditation is associated with increased brain entropy

woOV6 TIL of Antonio Onofri, a politician and diplomat from San Marino who managed to gain the respect and friendship of Napoleon. Due to this intervention, Napoleon promised to guarantee and protect the independence of the Republic of San Marino, even offering to extend its territory.

OpE6 TIL Cristiano Ronaldo funded the education of a 7 y.o. survivor of the horrific 2004 tsunami in Indonesia. 21 days after the disaster, the boy was found alone and wearing a Portuguese national football team jersey. He grew up to be a football player and was signed by Sporting Lisbon in 2015.