Post * yO78 — Curious Curator

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TIL that in the US during the 20th century life expectancy at birth increased by 60% for white men and more than doubled for black men.

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ka1W TIL Greek scientist Eratosthenes was nicknamed ‘beta’ because he was second-best in the world in almost every field

QJGZp TIL Aeschylus, a Greek playwright, died in 455 BC after an eagle dropped a tortoise on his head, mistaking his head for a rock (some eagles kill tortoises this way, breaking them open). Aeschylus was spending most of his time outside to avoid a prophecy that he would die from a falling object.

VBpGD TIL One of the reasons that Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton Had their famous duel was because Burr wanted to turn the Manhattan Company into a bank. After the death of Hamilton he did just that helping to start the Manhattan Bank which later on became JPMorgan Chase.

Yald TIL that 3 guys tried to sell Coca-Cola’s secrets to Pepsi, and Pepsi contacted the FBI.

Egy9X TIL that adults have 206 bones, while babies start out with around 305. Bones fuse together as we grow, which is why we end up with fewer bones than we had at birth, with a quarter of our bones being in our feet.