Post * nWwAd — Curious Curator

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TIL that jellyfish rely on a network of nerve cells to sense their surroundings and coordinate movements, as they lack both a brain and a heart.

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YAO7 TIL That Banting and Best sold away their rights to profit off insulin for $1 and today it can cost a person living with diabetes as much as $400 a month for their own insulin needed to survive.

O9yY TIL that the London Underground has its own implementation of the KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System), where the platforms are actually uphill from the surrounding track, so that the Kinetic Energy is turned into Gravitational Potential Energy, and recovered when the train leaves the station.

KOp8Q TIL Dolly Parton penned an original song and locked it away to be opened and played publicly only on her 100th birthday. No one else has ever heard it nor will anyone until January 19, 2046.

wGEJ TIL That Target had to issue an apology to its customers following outrage about the fact that a popular dress was offered in a color “Dark heather gray” for normal sizes, but the same color was titled “Manatee gray” for plus-sized dresses.

yXrM TIL fans of “Breaking Bad” have been attempting to re-enact a scene where Walter White flings a pizza onto the roof of his house. The real-life owner of the house does not appreciate their efforts.