Post * m1g7R — Curious Curator

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TIL that in the early 20th century, the U.S. government allowed children to be sent through the mail.

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16AXW TIL The first oranges weren’t orange. The original oranges from Southeast Asia were a tangerine-pomelo hybrid, and they were actually green. In fact, oranges in warmer regions, such as Vietnam and Thailand, still stay green through maturity.

OoKkL TIL that the last date that all living humans were together on Earth was November 2nd 2000. Since then there has always been someone constantly onboard the International Space Station.

4XMLJ TIL The iconic Slinky toy was created during the development of a device designed to stabalise naval equipment during rough seas. Richard James knocked one of his springs off a bookshelf and it "stepped' down a pile of books.

nWP5b TIL Susanna Hoffs said she recorded the vocals for Eternal Flame while naked to achieve a free yet vulnerable sound, after her producer said Olivia Newton-John used that technique. She loved the effect so much she kept recording the album nude, only to learn years later he had been joking.

dpyj TIL slash and burn practices in Indonesia have essentially turned the whole country into a perpetual forest fire, causing widespread pollution problems across all of Southeast Asia every year in the dry season.