Post * wbj7 — Curious Curator

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TIL that 90% of the news we read and listen to is controlled by six companies.

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dD7Bj TIL when mathematician Évariste Galois was still in his teens, he was able to solve a problem that had been open for 350 years. Then at the age of 20, for reasons that remain obscure, he fought in a duel and died from the wounds he suffered.

5Ye4n TIL during Prohibition, Pabst Brewing Company stopped making beer and switched to cheese production, selling more than 8 million pounds of Pabst-ett Cheese. When Prohibition ended, the company went back to selling beer, and the cheese line was sold to Kraft.

PrEV TIL that dogs have only recently been able to watch TV, with the advent of HDTV with their higher framerates. Before that, with CRT’s, it was like watching a strobe light.

NOGP TIL Only One Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Saved in 1st Two Seasons of Kitchen Nightmares is Still Open

KjJJ TIL the first scorpions were amphibious and could reach 2.5m (8ft) in length