Post * pGvO — Curious Curator

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TIL when somebody is executed by the state, the cause of death on their death certificate is listed as homicide

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wLEVM TIL In oder to set a precedent for the future of the office, George Washington chose to be called "Mr. President" instead of the senate proposed titles of "His Excellency" or "His Highness the President"

WkJOd TIL about 40% of all Vietnamese people have the surname Nguyễn. It is also the 7th most popular surname in Australia, and 2nd in Melbourne in particular.

J1A4m TIL Maharaja Ranjitsinhji Jadeja of Jamnagar,India gave refuge to 1000 Polish children during World War II.

ANM87 TIL: While the South Pole lies on a continental land mass, the North Pole is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean amid waters that are almost permanently covered with constantly shifting sea ice.

owGK TIL Batman beat the Hulk in a special cross-over by throwing a can of knock-out-gas at the Hulk’s head, then hitting him in the solar plexus which caused him to breathe in the gas.