Post * oRxYr — Curious Curator

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TIL that John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States, has a living grandson

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NXAJ1 TIL that the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Ulanbataar, Singapore, and Manila all use the same time zone.

78LGZ TIL that Lady Gaga is the only female artist to achieve four singles each selling at least 10 million copies globally.

9YVx6 TIL that the only document with the taste of Cyanide written is the Suicide Note of an Indian Goldsmith who killed himself in 2006 by mixing a pinch of it in his liquor. He wrote “Doctors, potassium cyanide. I have tasted it. It burns the tongue and tastes acrid."

JYMvl TIL That There Were Men Castrated in Childhood to Keep Their Prepubescent Voices: "Castrato". Apparently it was because women weren't allowed to sing in the church at the time, so this was their solution to still achieve "women'-like sounds"

lJkV TIL That Dog the Bounty Hunter bailed Nicolas Cage out of jail in 2011.