Post * oBgyr — Curious Curator

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TIL that a 'knot' is tied in a single piece of rope. Something that ties two pieces of string together is called a 'bend'.

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7vDb TIL that “Margaritaville” singer Jimmy Buffett appeared in the movie Jurassic World as a fleeing park goer, carrying two margaritas in his hands as he fled.

QwRp TIL that Andrew Jackson chose a donkey as the Democratic Party’s mascot because his political enemies called him a jackass.

8ebvV TIL the French colonization of Texas started in 1685 when Robert Cavelier de La Salle intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but errant maps and navigational errors caused his ships to anchor instead 640 km to the west, off Texas's coast. The colony struggled greatly.

AlVd TIL men are 35% more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than a woman is to be diagnosed with breast cancer.

Z86Qo TIL about Washoe, a female chimpanzee who was the first non-human to learn to communicate using American Sign Language. She learned approximately 350 signs.