Post * l7Ll5 — Curious Curator

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TIL about this monkey who learned to run on his legs after losing a limb

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b9rG0 TIL Standard Barbells don't even adhere to a standard

QNxoM TIL the 1900 election divided the American Anti-Imperialist League because while its endorsed candidate, William Jennings Bryan, supported anti-imperialism, he also supported free silver, which alienated supporters of the gold standard within the organization

4j1b TIL a 400 pound Scotsman once went 382 days without eating. He only consumed water and vitamins and ended the diet at 180 pounds.

gbb4 TIL of the “Tiffany Problem”. Tiffany is a medieval name—short for Theophania—from the 12th century. Authors can’t use it in historical or fantasy fiction, however, because the name looks too modern. This is an example of how reality is sometimes too unrealistic.

p8j4Q TIL the City of Boston still maintains a fleet of over 3,000 telegraph fire alarm stations all over the region, with an annual budget of roughly $2 million and a dozen workers keeping the system running. The system has been in continuous use since 1852!