Post * v1Knx — Curious Curator

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TIL the writers of “Parks and Recreation” had no idea Nick Offerman was a skilled saxophone player when they wrote the Duke Silver plot line.

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Z8KMv TIL that the Uncompahgre Ute Native American tribe made special ceremonial rattles filled with quartz that would emit flashes of light when shaken. This was an early example of triboluminescence.

6EnnZ TIL the phrase ‘Pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ originated as an absurdist euphemism meant to be sarcastic

aog0 TIL in 2005 Starbucks spent more on health insurance for its employees than on raw materials needed to brew its coffee.

PYdJZ TIL of the Valley of the Balls, featuring curious natural stone spheres.

gMKX9 TIL Australia’s Highway 1, a ring road around the country, is the longest national highway in the world, at a length of approximately 14,500 km.