Post * xVPd1 — Curious Curator

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TIL that the Haast's Eagle went extinct 500 years ago, was the largest eagle to have ever existed, and evidence shows it may have occasionally preyed on humans.

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6E89J TIL Henry "light horse harry" Lee was instrumental in helping the United States gain independence from Great Britain. His son Robert E. Lee, led the confederate forces that tried to gain independence from the United States.

NMdM TIL there was a Star Wars Holiday Special. It was so horrible, Lucas tried to have all copies deleted. To late.

e09Ob TIL Silphium is an extinct plant that the Romans used as an aphrodesiac and contraceptive, and its seed's shape is linked with the heart symbol.

OoOA7 TIL there's a woman who claims she is in a ‘Sexual Relationship’ with Bigfoot.

RAd7 TIL that it was a physician named John Snow who deduced that the cause of spread of Cholera in London in mid-nineteenth century, was contaminated water. His evidence included the 70 workers in the local brewery who only drank beer and all survived.