Post * wLM1 — Curious Curator

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TIL The lowest possible score in Super Mario Bros. is 600 points.

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BQZL TIL a hockey player was traded for 1$ in 1993, he went on to win four Stanely Cups

NXXk1 TIL that Legio V Macedonica was the longest-lived Roman legion. It was established in 43 BC by Octavian and existed for 680 years until it was destroyed during the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 7th century AD

OKXe TIL: Louis C.K. had to learn english when he came from Mexico and has dual Mexican-American citizenship.

1aoGV TIL The term "goose" is properly used for a female bird, while "gander" refers specifically to a male. Young birds before fledging are called goslings. A group on the ground is a gaggle; when in flight, they are called a skein, a team, or a wedge; when flying close together, they are called a plump.

AD9PB TIL that ~300 million years ago, when trees died, they didn’t rot. It took 60 million years later for bacteria to evolve to be able to decompose wood. Which is where most our coal comes from