Post * kJpJB — Curious Curator

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TIL that mathematician John von Neumann had an unusual ability to solve new problems. When presented with a problem in programming on which there had been no published literature, he said "Oh, that!", then gave a lecture of over an hour explaining how to solve it using a hitherto unconceived theory

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VBEE0 TIL that male adult whalefish can never open their mouths

WkPpN TIL of Roberto Solis who was sentenced to life in prison in 1969 for murdering an armored truck driver. He became a successful poet in prison which led multiple well known writers to petition for his release. After he was released he robbed an armored truck for $3 million and is still on the run

781kO TIL Despite their name, Screech Owls don't really screech. Their call is more of a soft cooing resembling a horse whinny.

WkjE9 TIL Cats are sometimes intentionally released into urban environments on the popular assumption that they will control the rat population; but there is little scientific basis for this. In fact, they end up harming the beneficial native wildlife.

p5ZZ TIL Kent Hovind, prominent figure of the young earth creationist movement, and often cited as an expert by YECs, has never earned a college degree in any field of science, has never received any accredited college degree, and is in prison for multiple criminal convictions.