Post * rdZw — Curious Curator

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TIL Doodling can aid a person’s memory by expending enough energy to keep one from daydreaming. It acts as a mediator between the spectrum of thinking too much or thinking too little and helps focus on the current situation. On average, doodlers can recall 29% more information than non-doodlers.

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DANJ TIL: In 1946, the United States offered to buy Greenland from Denmark for $100,000,000 but Denmark did not agree to sell.

wLjQW TIL Michael Jordan once tipped a waitress a $5 chip for bringing him a drink. Wayne Gretzky stopped the waitress, removed the $5 chip, grabbed one of the many $100 chips on Jordan’s side of the table, and gave it to her. Then he said, "That's how we tip in Las Vegas, Michael."

VMQPk TIL of Harold Wobber, a 47-year-old war veteran who committed suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. After his death, his suicide note was found and read: "I'm going to walk to the bridge. If one person smiles at me on the way, I won't jump."

4X1W5 TIL Mark Harmon's sister was married to both Ozzie Nelson's son AND Grant Tinker's son. She is also the mother of actress Tracy Nelson and musicians Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, who professional are a duo called Nelson.

d8bjK TIL There is an enzyme called telomerase which reverses the aging process by replacing the junk DNA, which normally degrades over time, that protects coding DNA, and scientists think it is the key to immortality. Species like jellyfish and lobsters are biologically immortal because of this.