Post * vjXx — Curious Curator

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TIL Val Kilmer named one of his bison James Brown “because it likes to spin around in circles and looks like the kind of beast who might beat up his wife.”

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GNDE TIL that in 1918, pink was for boys because it is a stronger color, while the delicate blue was reserved for girls.

eKvE TIL that when Mr. T was serving in the Army, his platoon sergeant punished him by ordering him to chop down trees. However, he did not specify how many trees, so Mr. T single-handedly chopped down over seventy trees in about 4 hours, until a shocked major superseded the sergeant’s orders.

rN0Jx TIL Mount McKinley / Denali has had at least 5 different names since 1794, and many more local historical names.

woO7P TIL pandas are leased to zoos from China.

nepJo TIL pineapples in the 1700s were worth over $8000 in present-day currency. People would literally rent them to flex at parties.