Post * nWvaG — Curious Curator

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TIL that the average Texan pays more taxes than they would in California.

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g09y TIL that a company has developed staggered airplane economy seats that allows passengers to sit independently with their own armrests and improved aisle access all while fitting more seats in the cabin.

9w8MB TIL that Quillaia extract (the milled inner bark or small stems and branches of the soapbark evergreen tree) is added to many soft drinks (such as root-beer and cream-soda) to provide a 'foaming' effect. It is also used as an additive in some foods to aid in keeping them moist.

x9xg TIL The James Randi Educational Foundation will pay $1,000,000 to any person who demonstrates any psychic, supernatural, or paranormal ability under satisfactory observation. In the 50 years it’s been running, no one has passed the preliminary test.

awWAy TIL Canadian researchers developed an implant which restores the movement of patients with advanced Parkinson's disease who have trouble walking, freezing on the spot and falling. By electrical stimulation to the spine via the implant, the signal reawakens the feedback from legs to brain.

8yD4 TIL if you are a worker in Norway and you become unemployed, you will receive 87.6% of your previous salaries for 500 days