Post * rND04 — Curious Curator

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TIL the paragraph symbol "¶" is called the Pilcrow and was used like the letter K which was for "Kaput" and meant "head," as in the head of a new line.

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R5vg1 TIL Switzerland constitutionally banned all monasteries and the Jesuits until 1973

k9Y1 TIL that in Mexico City people were offered free wi-fi in exchange for picking up dog droppings and weighing them, thus measuring the amount of free wi-fi given, in an attempt to clean up the city from dog poo

b6Eej TIL Nancy Faust was the organist for the Chicago White Sox from 1970-2010, and was the first stadium organist to start playing tunes from advertising, TV shows, and popular music. She missed only 5 games in her 40 years, due to the birth of her son. She is recognized at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

MeLVa TIL that DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit was in the rap group House Of Pain. Not only that i also found out that he is originally from Latvia.

G7KN TIL Humans and dogs are the only two species known to seek visual cues from another individual’s eyes, and dogs only do this when interacting with humans.