Post * m1WaY — Curious Curator

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TIL the longest last name in the world was that of a German man whose last name was 40 letters long!

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6Rmm TIL that the Zildjian, the cymbal company, is one of the oldest companies in the world (nearly 400 years old). The company began when Avedis Zildjian, an alchemist, was looking for ways to turn base metals into gold.

44D6 TIL that the only Counter-Terrorism unit to end a hijacking while the plane was still in the air was the austrian EKO Cobra

gr9eW TIL The 10,000 ton London Bridge was dismantled and rebuilt in Lake Havasu, Arizona

rNErx TIL before the battle of Drepana in the 1st punic war the roman navy commander Claudius Pulcher was told that the sacred chicken refused to eat. Ignoring the bad omen, he said "let's see if they'll drink instead" and threw them into the sea. He lost the battle

9Y7AQ TIL Mia Farrow's childhood dog was the grandson of the original Lassie