Post * logQG — Curious Curator

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TIL there is a fungus named Clathrus archeri ????. It reproduces through an egg which erupts into octopus like tentacles which are pinkish red and smells if putrid flesh.

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gr6xL TIL Voyager 2 remains the only spacecraft to have ever visited the ice giants Uranus and Neptune

LaOp TIL a nurse named Sandra Clarke had to leave a terminally ill patient alone when asked to stay. When she returned, the patient had passed away from multi-organ-failure. No One Dies Alone was then created, a charity where volunteers sit with terminally ill lonely patients. it’s now international.

NX5bM TIL that the UK version of the movie "Every Day" is cut by 4s to remove a scene (cut marks shown on a girl's arm) to secure a 12A certificate instead of a 18. Surprisingly, the Irish release is uncut at the same rating, despite the fact that Britain and Ireland form the same distribution region.

a84aA TIL about Andy Bowen a lightweight boxer who in 1893 fought in the longest boxing match against Jack Burke. The fight lasted 110 rounds which is around 7 hours and 19 minutes and it was reported that spectators fell asleep in their seats during the bout. The fight ended in a 'no contest'.

Oo4va TIL Enya is a recluse who lives in a mansion with her cats and makes music with an elderly couple, the lyrics to which she sometimes sings in Sindarin and Quenya - elven languages JRR Tolkien invented for Lord of the Rings.