Post * oBO6o — Curious Curator

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TIL researchers are able to predict the long-term success of professional Wall Street investors by analyzing their genomes.

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8aXKV TIL a man’s mother was murdered by a hitchhiker whom he’d encountered that very same evening. He’d seen him in the vicinity of his home before finding his mother’s body, and told the police the hitchhiker was the culprit. They didn’t believe him until they found evidence supporting his story.

Yp9PW TIL In the third century the Roman Empire was split into several regions with several leaders. One of those leaders Constantine had ambitions to retake the Roman Empire. He lacked an army large enough to do so. He decided if he converted to Christianity the Christians would fight for him. He won.

69eK7 TIL thieves used watermelon skin to slide ATM out of store in Colombia

bJRj TIL holding a warm drink makes you perceive others you interact with to be “warmer”; i.e. friendlier and more giving.

9YO6B TIL Researchers were given rare access to fragments of Hitler's teeth. They found that Hitler definitely died in 1945 from taking cyanide and from a bullet. They aimed to put conspiracy theories to rest.