Post * xVQZg — Curious Curator

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TIL about a single-cell organism called Cafeteria Roenbergensis

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9w6WX TIL the band Neon Trees took their name from the lit palm trees on the signs at In-N-Out Burger. It was only later learned that bass player Branden Campbell's father installed those same signs

LmNV TIL A Canadian brigade got to New Orleans to provide aid for Katrina victims faster than the US Government.

lE9V TIL that the Chinese invented a 1-wheeled wheelbarrow in 200AD. One man could carry up to 6x the weight than if he were using a Western wheelbarrow. Some Chinese wheelbarrows were further improved by adding sails, turning them into 3rd-Century Wind-Powered Land-Ships

b9Mmj TIL that an annual Tennis award, the ATP Fan's Favourite has only ever had three different winners in its 20 years of existence. Gustavo Kuerten (2000), Marat Safin (2001,2002) and Roger Federer (2003,'04,'05,'06,'07,'08,'09,'10,'11,'12,'13,'14,'15,'16,'17,'18,'19)

PY7EE TIL arXiv is pronounced "archive", not "ark sieve", because the X represents the Greek letter chi