Post * v1VwB — Curious Curator

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TIL that if you want roses that actually smell like roses, ask your florist for "Garden Roses" instead of standard ones.

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dD8R9 TIL that Attila the Hun traveled so far and wide that there is even an early Viking poem from the 9th century (called an Edda), a revenge poem, that chronicles the apocryphal adventure of two Viking brothers who visit Attila's home, steal all his wealth and burn down his kingdom.

JYK11 TIL that medieval Iceland had a law against writing love poems to women, they were called "Mansöngr" or "maiden songs." If found guilty you were branded a full outlaw and banned from the island.

p14 TIL in Afghanistan there are girls who dress and live as boys (going to school, etc.) until marrying age, then get treated fully as girls.

R5gM4 TIL of Charles Hatfield “The Rainmaker” who made a fortune through contracts with cities in the early 20th century to make it rain. He was sued as the reason for the devastating flood of San Diego in 1916

J18Av TIL James Naismith, the inventor of Basketball is the only coach in Kansas Uni history to have a losing record.