Post * l7WLK — Curious Curator

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TIL of the Greek poet Aeschylus, who died after an eagle dropped a tortoise on him, mistaking his bald head for a rock on which to break the tortoise's shell.

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GY857 TIL Winfield Scott developed the Anaconda Plan, capture the Mississippi River and blockade Southern ports, but it was derided by most Northern newspapers and Scott eventually left Lincoln's administration. Ultimately Grant used a strategy similar to Scott's Anaconda Plan to win the Civil War.

Y7XOA TIL that whale sharks have 'dermal denticles' (basically small teeth) all over their bodies (like most sharks) but also on their actual eyeballs

N7paQ TIL Pikachu's name is mix of the Japanese for sparkle, pikapika, and the sound of squeaking, which is chūchū. So Pikachu's name means "Sparkle-squeak"

yGpp TIL The first female journalist to interview a U.S. President did so by sitting on John Q. Adams’ clothes while he swam nude in the Potomac forcing him to do the interview.

d8kAB TIL that being awake for 18 hours straight makes you drive like you have a blood alcohol level (BAC) of .05. Being awake for 24 hours is like you have a BAC of .1 (for reference, a BAC of .08 is considered drunk)