Post * nEPY — Curious Curator

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TIL that someone who views child pornagraphy could get a longer prison sentence than someone who rapes a child. NSFW

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GPo7 TIL that the idea for Interstellar came from a physicist and a film producer who knew each other from a blind date set up by Carl Sagan

JYmyQ TIL there is a genus of snake called Boiga, known commonly as cat-eyed snakes or simply cat snakes.

16knV TIL don't stand under the Manchineel tree when it's raining because its toxins are water-soluble. Don't stand close to it, as you could inhale the toxins. Every part of the Manchineel (also helpfully referred to as Manzanilla de la Muerte, or "little apple of death") is poisonous and can kill you.

R5mLw TIL Sarah Rector Became The ‘Richest Black Girl In America’ In The Early 20th Century By the time she turned 18, Sarah Rector's net worth was estimated at over $1 million — about $28 million today. And it all came from undesirable land that the federal government gave her.

YnMA TIL that it was believed if a man had no gag reflex he was gay. In some cases if a man admitted to being gay in the military, but gagged during the test, he wouldn’t be released.