Post * yQbow — Curious Curator

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TIL that there is a peak in the Bavarian alps called The Wank. You can take the Wankbahn cable-car to the top of Wank, and stay at the scenic Wankhaus.

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8ab8P TIL that a 57 year old woman named Velma Thomas was presumed dead and taken off life support 17 hours before somehow pushing through.

jNyaj TIL of the amazing and fearless POW dog Judy, who uplifted and protected British prisoners captured by the Japanese during WW2. She skirted death multiple times and survived the war. Her “master” built her a granite memorial inscribed with her life story when she died of old age

loNor TIL: "Cloudbusting" was a term coined by psychoanalyst wilhelm reich to describe manipulation of "orgone energy" to change the weather, through a specially designed machine. The term was later used as the subject and title of Katie Bush's single 1985 single, Cloudbusting.

R7pJ1 TIL catnip is safe for dogs, calms them down (opposite effect of cats), and provides many health benefits to them.

Mey1V TIL: At age 77, Aaron Burr married a wealthy widow. Soon after, she realized her fortune was dwindling due to Burr's land speculation losses, so she separated from Burr. For her divorce lawyer, she chose Alexander Hamilton Jr. The divorce was completed on the day of Burr's death.