Post * oBPvR — Curious Curator

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TIL that in post-Soviet Russia, feral dogs have learned to commute on the subway to broaden their food scavenging range - including getting to know which stops they are looking for based on the announcements over the PA.

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WAko TIL: America created the country of Liberia for newly freed black slaves to be sent to.

R7BdQ TIL of The Guardian Angels. A grouped formed in 1979 to combat violence in the NYC subway system. Trained in patrol & citizens arrest, members are told if other citizens' lives are endangered, they are allowed to do whatever is lawful and necessary. They can be spotted by their signature red beret.

QNb4d TIL that in the 1930s, a man named Martin Couney saved the lives of thousands of premature babies by hosting them at a carnival

ZpAMG TIL that in March of 1910 Harry Houdini was the first aviator to fly over Australian soil. He is also the first aviator to have film documentation of his flights. After his Australian tour, Houdini never flew again.

NXejM TIL that the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is the only airport in the USA and perhaps the world to have a used bookstore: a branch of Renaissance Books.