Post * grBN7 — Curious Curator

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TIL One of the states of the Federated States of Micronesia is Yap, which controls the Yap Islands.

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9Qpr TIL 1/3 of classified dinosaurs may have never existed.

Y7bNW TIL New York State’s top trial courts are called the Supreme Court because in the 17th century, it was common for some English trial courts to be called the Supreme Court so New York never changed their name. Their highest court remains the Court of Appeals.

Z8aN4 TIL hammerhead sharks have never killed a human. there have only been 17 unprovoked shark attacks by hammerheads since records begin in 1580, all non-fatal!

4kPZo Today I learned the REO in REO Speedwagon stands for the initials of the founder of Oldsmobile (Ransom Eli Olds) and the band named themselves after Oldsmobile’s first light truck introduced in 1915.

wL9jY TIL that the 1982 hit "Gloria" by Laura Branigan was originally an Italian hit of the same name, written and performed in 1979 by Umberto Tozzi.