Post * o9J8 — Curious Curator

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TIL that only 5% of all the slaves from the Atlantic Slave Trade came to the USA. Most went to S. America and the Caribbean.

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VN4Q TIL Mormon prophet Joseph Smith wrote that the father of the Biblical Pharaoh was named “Egyptus”. Not only was the word “Egypt” not in use until the 16th Century, ancient Egyptians referred to the country as “Kemet”.

XYKD TIL when AOL 4.0 launched in 1998, they used ALL of the world’s CD production capacity for several weeks

rVdw TIL the French flag has uneven proportions in naval use. The blue, white, and red sections are 30%, 33%, and 37%, respectively, to counteract the illusion of size mismatch created when the flag is flapping (flapping makes the section opposite the halyard, the red section in this case, seem smaller)

16WL8 TIL that there are little-known scientific names for everyday bodily functions like burping and sweating

BnPK TIL Michael Jackson admired Eminem as an artist but was disappointed when the rapper made fun of him in “Just Lose It” and said that “I’ve never attacked a fellow artist. Great artists don’t do that”.