Post * yVXYl — Curious Curator

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TIL Hemingway was three months sober when he killed himself in 1961

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g7v9 TIL: Cheese is the most stolen food item in the world

V1vm TIL that a wife who murdered her husband for playing poorly in a bridge game was found not guilty, traveled the world, became a millionaire, and ended up leaving the majority of her estate to her murdered husband’s relatives over 60 years later.

pY9Xe TIL that prior to human settlement, the only land-based mammal on Iceland were arctic foxes.

WkK68 TIL Amtrak always attempts to stick to schedule, even during a time change. If the time goes backward, the train will sit at a station for an hour so it's not early. If the time goes forward, it will run an hour behind schedule and attempt to catch up.

9YZyr TIL Frigidaire, a well known kitchen and laundry appliance manufacturer, made M2 .50 caliber aircraft machine guns (and many other military items) for the Allied war effort.