Post * kJXjB — Curious Curator

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Today I learned that in Mormonism, the first Pharaoh of Egypt was literally named Pharaoh and his mother was named Egyptus. There is no basis for this in any other source.

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vPMyD TIL the Madagascar buttonquail is a ground-dwelling species with an unusual breeding biology in which the sexual dimorphism is reversed, with female being more brightly coloured than the male and it is the male that incubates the eggs and mainly cares for the young.

j6VGv TIL there is a town in Texas USA named "Canadian" and its citizens are called "Canadians"

gMxBW TIL that it is much more healthier to drink from copper bottle than usual glass/plastic bottle as it provides minerals essential for human. Also, in the ancient time people used to drink from such bottles.

69yYQ TIL that even though “Mama Cass” Elliot died of a heart attack, her manager created the rumor of her choking on a ham sandwich so that nobody would think that drugs were involved.

BgdZb TIL: Experts believe the word/name "Dad" originated from infantile or childish speech because there is no historical record/language of where the word originated from.