Post * rRyv0 — Curious Curator

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TIL that a year is a leap year not only if it's divisible by 4 -- it also has to be divisible by 400 if it's a century year.

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myEv TIL that in 2013 a 200-year-old law was removed in Paris that forbid women from wearing pants.

xVloo TIL until 1979, Nicaraguan deaf students were stigmatized and barred from school. With deaf schools opening but no experienced teachers, teens developed a unique language. In 6 years younger students joining were fluent and versed in the new sign language, stunning linguists.

Yd5P TIL the wrestler Mick Foley became a fan of Tori Amos in 1993. After meeting her in 2008, he got involved in a group she started to aid abused women. He has volunteered extensively, fielding calls from women in difficult circumstances, and logged over 550 hours on the phone over an 18-month period.

6koQ TIL Lola Montez, an Irish woman who passed herself off as Spanish, had affairs with Franz Liszt, Alexandre Dumas & the king of Bavaria (who made her countess, triggering a popular uprising and his own abdication), and later lived in Australia and the US Far West, all before dying at 40

Al7w TIL that the FBI issues “National Security Letters” (NSL) which when received, includes a standing gag order that prevents the recipient from talking about the letter to anyone even their own attorney. These letters are issues by the FBI without court oversight.