Post * labr — Curious Curator

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TIL Denmark was the first country to be fully transplanted into the Minecraft games, the government hoped it could help make lessons more fun for students until hackers ‘bombed’ Minecraft version of Denmark in cyber-attack

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XE7ND TIL that almost all mammals take the same amount of time to pee. The "Universal Law of Urination," as scientists call it, says that an African elephant will empty its 42 gallon bladder in nearly the same time that a Great Dane dog will empty its 0.4 gallon bladder. (Around 21 seconds)

WXAY TIL that Charles Darwin published his work, “On the Origin of Species” this day, 155 years ago.

J1gOm TIL the phrase "vox populi, vox dei" was originally a warning about the dangers of listening to the crowd

ZOmY TIL Less well-known to foreigners, Camilo Cienfuegos is revered in Cuba as a hero of the Revolution, with monuments, memorials, and an annual celebration in his honour, where school children throughout Cuba throw flowers into the sea. He went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1959.

XPpX TIL a Finnish tax auditor died at his desk at work and no one noticed for two days. “People thought he wanted to work in peace and no one disturbed him.”