Post * loxwG — Curious Curator

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TIL that eating a live Slug could cause paralysis neck down, coma, or even death. To eat one safely, it must be adequately cooked to minimize the risk of dying from ingesting the parasites it hosts.

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4k8XJ TIL A Canadian hockey team hasn't won the NHL Stanley Cup finals since 1993

XE7DQ TIL the female backing singer during Elvis's infamous "laughing" version of Lonesome Tonight, who keeps singing as Elvis struggles to regain his composure because of it, was Cissa Houston, Whitney Houston's mother

WeyN TIL there is a ruined city on 100 artificial islands linked with canals in the Pacific Ocean dating back to the 1st Century. Scientists do not know how they were constructed. Local legend says they were built by two sorcerers with the aid of a flying dragon.

OorNL TIL that the snow featured in the film The Wizard of Oz was actually asbestos.

PrEV TIL that dogs have only recently been able to watch TV, with the advent of HDTV with their higher framerates. Before that, with CRT’s, it was like watching a strobe light.