Post * mxBBv — Curious Curator

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TIL Hugh Jackman is one win away from having an EGOT. The one he is missing is the Oscar.

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kJ0gg TIL: Ken Kutaragi, designer of the PlayStation, also designed the SNES audio chip.

0Q15 TIL the nickname ‘Skip’ identifies someone who has the same first name as their grandparent but not their parent, essentially 'skipping’ a generation.

LQ5V0 TIL a baby blue whale can drink as much as 150 gallons of milk per day during its first year.

wL78o TIL that the Mosuo (a Chinese ethnic group) believe that long ago, dogs had life spans of 60 years and humans had life spans of 13 years, and humans traded their life span with the dogs in exchange for honouring them. During the adulthood initiation rites, adolescents pray before the family dogs

D1Oae TIL American alligators have been known to venture into saltwater to capture prey. They've been spotted muching on nurse sharks, bonnethead sharks, lemon sharks, and Atlantic stingrays.