Post * wobOW — Curious Curator

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TIL that a man named Phineas Gage lived for 11 years after having a large iron rod driven through his skull in an accident involving explosives.

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ne1Xo TIL that India has more English speakers who speak it either as their first language or second language than the US,UK and Canada combined.

8ayxX TIL: Brazil is home to the largest Japanese population outside of Japan

R7dm9 TIL that in the 19th century the theory that bad smells spread disease was widely accepted, therefore the population dumped human waste and garbage into the river to minimize odor in the streets. A particularly hot summer in London, 1858 caused what became known as "The Great Stink of 1858"

pVBp TIL the dagger found in Tutankhamun’s tomb was made from iron from a meteorite

Xn9X TIL that Prince used Dave Chappelle’s Prince on his album cover for “Breakfast Can Wait”.