Post * j4Kv — Curious Curator

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TIL that people wanted to censor Washington Crossing the Delaware because they thought his watch was his penis

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D1Emr TIL that some species of turtle can breathe through their butt. When hibernating under ice-covered water, the turtles cannot come up to breathe. Since their metabolism is so slow in winter, they don't need much oxygen, so they are able to obtain it by sucking water into the cloaca.

Mea40 TIL that 40 Million years ago, six foot tall penguins roamed what's now New Zealand

dDAdB TIL that weather reporters often face harassment and receive death threats when viewers are dissatisfied with their forecast, or if an important forecast disrupts their preferred TV program.

epKlD TIL there was a Confederate general named States Rights Gist, whose father chose his son's name to reflect his own political sentiments

Jjv1 TIL Canada deemed “Third World” in Broadband Internet rating by Netflix.