Post * v1NpL — Curious Curator

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TIL that more than 40% of Americans have less than $400 in their bank for emergency expenses.

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rVxw TIL printers from Canon, Xerox, others add nearly-invisible dots to each printed page containing encoded print date and serial number of printer

dDke7 TIL the first woman to be executed by the U.S. federal government was Mary Surratt, conspiring in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

Xm6j TIL that the stereotype of African Americans loving fried chicken dates back to the Civil War, as chickens were generally the only animals slaves could raise on their own.

MxXm TIL that in England, from 17th until early 20th century, it was common for a man to sell his wife in auction, as a cheaper alternative to divorce. It would often happen in a public market, with the wife on leash.

epOAb TIL "yt ppl" refers to “white people”