Post * geVW — Curious Curator

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TIL that Mexico’s imports of fresh produce account for 69% of U.S. fresh vegetable import value and 37% of U.S. fresh fruit.

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jDjM TIL you could survive indefinitely on nothing but potatoes, butter and water.

Jxg8 TIL that for the first time part of a dinosaur skeleton has been discovered in amber with the finding of a tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur

MeNWb TIL That horses can only breathe through their nostrils, and their anatomy prevents them from being able to breathe with their mouths

VMLdB TIL Coca-Cola syrup is delivered to McDonald's in stainless steel tanks that ensure its freshness, creating what many believe is the best Coca-Cola available. All other restaurants receive the syrup in plastic bags.

xkAg TIL At the height of their power, the Pinkerton National Detective Agency employed more agents than there were members of the United States’ Standing Army, causing the state of Ohio to outlaw the agency due to fears it could be hired as a private army or Militia.