Post * xVVN5 — Curious Curator

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TIL Under the original terms of the U.S. Constitution, the President could not choose his vice president, instead it was the canditate with the second most votes.

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R5oO4 TIL The "two-fingered salute" with an inward facing palm has long been an insulting gesture in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. George H W Bush once accidentally used the insulting gesture in Australia, mistaking it for the "peace sign" (palm facing outwards).

v1Q58 TIL about Luis Pardo Villalón, the chilean Navy officer who commanded the rescue of the Endurance crew. He had never sailed to Antarctica before, but the chilean government sent him aboard the Yelcho, to rescue the 22 stranded men on Elephant Island, after Ernest Shackleton made it to land.

9Ypw7 TIL The manga creator of Dragon Ball Z, Akira Toriyama, met Jackie Chan, who is a fan of Toriyama's previous works, Dr. Slump. Because of the meetup, Toriyama had the inspiration to create Dragon Balls, then incorporated Jackie Chan's stunts as Dragon Ball fighting moves.

G5bN TIL babies exposed to sign language babble silently with their hands even if they can hear.

worK8 TIL the US Navy has a Marine Mammal Program which trains bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions to detect, locate, mark and recover objects in harbors, coastal areas, and at depth in the open sea.