Post * rNVkw — Curious Curator

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TIL that, in some places, an illiterate person can sign legal documents by making a simple mark, like an "X" or a personal symbol, as long as a literate witness also signs.

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Lkyj0 TIL Matthew Perry doesn't remember filming three seasons of Friends due to his substance use.

VB5YZ TIL wage-price spiral refers to the strong mutual link and between wage growth and inflation.

OoGNe TIL of Lee Lorch a mathematician blacklisted in the 50s by most US universities for his civil rights activism. Before his death in 2014 he was asked if he would have done anything any differently. "More and better of the same," he replied.

699EW TIL early versions of the Pomeranian were larger and were used as sled dogs. Over time they were bred to be smaller and were used as companion dogs instead. This increasingly occurred after Queen Victoria became fond of this breed.

R7Ml1 TIL on the Lewis and Clark expedition in order to speak to a indian tribe they spoke English to a man who knew French that spoke to a man who knew French and Hidatsa so he told his wife Sacagawea who knew Hidatsa and Shoshone then she would tell the tribes slave who knew Shoshone and Salishan.