Post * gr86b — Curious Curator

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TIL Otters can hostage a child of another otter for food ransom

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9YP0m TIL that Domestic Horses Can Detect Negative Emotion in Human Facial Expressions

kJ6M5 TIL that "The NorthWest Company," one of the major players in the historical North American fur trade, is still in operation today as a series of retail stores that primarily serve Indigenous customers across Canada, Alaska, the Carribbean, and the Pacific.

LQo4r TIL that Warren Buffett's (6th richest person in the world) son thought that his dad's job was checking security alarm systems; as a kid, had no idea what his dad did for a living and no clue that his dad was really, really rich

aw0vb TIL that a shoe designer has made a pair of shoes that uses a GPS, and will direct you home when you click the heels together.

mpGM TIL Herodotus wrote about fuzzy, dog sized ants living in India which dug up gold to build ant hills. For centuries, people assumed it was made up. In the 1990s, scientist discovered a fuzzy marmot living in India that digs up gold whenever it burrows.