Post * j6xDR — Curious Curator

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TIL that Cloudflare uses lava lamps to create random data since computers aren't great at it.

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78nbb TIL that lead, a notorious neurotoxin, was used as a sweetener in Ancient Rome, having been confirmed to cause the death of Pope Clement II

Br7vr TIL: A British man lived in the Alps as a goat for three days and won the Ig Nobel Prize for his efforts.

j6XbX TIL the California Avocado Association renamed the Alligator Pear to Avocado in 1915 to better appeal to consumers

W7a94 TIL ~7000 years ago, the human Y-chromosome experienced a restriction in diversity. During this time, there would have been effectively one man for every seventeen women contributing to the gene pool. Research suggests that neolithic society was selecting which men could have reproductive success.

wo6mM TIL about Philo Farnsworth, a farm boy from Idaho who, at just 14, conceived the idea for electronic television while plowing a field. Despite no formal training, his unexpected innovation laid the foundation for the technology that transformed communication and entertainment worldwide.