Post * yWwV — Curious Curator

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TIL that the oldest subway tunnel in the world has had its only entrance welded shut, and it contains a 100+ year old steam engine.

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Oo6ga TIL The word "Droid" was created by George Lucas and he makes money on every "Droid" cell phone sold

rony TIL That the Bank of Oklahoma Building Has The Same Design As The Original World Trade Centre Buildings Though It Is Half The Length And Does Not Have a Twin.

nWEZY TIL how horses can sleep standing up

WkLA TIL that the Cherokee were in a process of voluntary adoption of American culture, private property, agriculture and even developed a writing system and drafted a constitution inspired by the US. They fought side by side with Andrew Jackson who would later sign the Indian Removal Act

69NDQ TIL that the earliest known writing dates back to around 3000 B.C.E. and was likely invented by the Sumerians in southern Iraq. It was used by temple officials to record the allocation of rations and movement of goods. The earliest texts were pictures (pictographs) of the items being recorded.