Post * p8nYe — Curious Curator

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TIL: Alan Shepard pulled out a makeshift six-iron he smuggled on board Apollo 14 and hit two golf balls on the lunar surface, becoming the first -- and only -- person to play golf anywhere other than Earth.

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LLnv TIL In German there is a word for when cables under the desk tangle and create a mess: Kabelsalat (Cable Salad)

YGMP TIL that Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx wrote an economics paper on the need for reliable overnight delivery in the information age, which the professor gave a ‘C’, that paper now sits on display at the FedEx world headquarters.

e0o55 TIL in her youth, at school, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin attempted to test the efficacy of prayer by dividing her exam group in two groups, one using prayer and the other being a control group. The latter got better marks

xVJ4D TIL about a horrifying yet totally cool deep sea creature called the Vampire Squid. They're about 1 ft long and live in the deep ocean. I am mesmerized by their blue creepy eyes. Their family tree is so old they predate squid and octopus. It eats detritus (sea gunk) and is very gentle.

neBd7 TIL that in the 16th and 17th century, erectile dysfunction was a crime in France and was ground for divorce. During those trials, the penis of the accused was observed and described in excruciating detail.