Curious Curator

Curious Curator

TIL that AC/DC has never had a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and has only cracked the top 40 three times. This is despite having sold 75 million records in the US.

TIL talcum powder is made from a material which is often mined from locations with deposits of asbestos

TIL that only 30-50% of people have an “inner monologue”

TIL when a cockroach touches a human it runs to safety to clean itself.

TIL that there was a movie called Moonrunners that was the prequel for Dukes of Hazard

TIL that some butterflies drink tears to survive

TIL there have been five great mass extinctions on earth and we may living through the sixth mass extinction

TIL Female dogs can have a False Pregnancy that mimics the symptoms of real pregnancy, including producing breast milk

TIL Yoko Ono, the controversial former wife of the Beatles' John Lennon, is one of the most successful dance club artists on Billboard, with 13 #1 dance club hits and ranking as the 11th most successful dance club artist of all time by Billboard

TIL Weight gained is caused by the creation and expansion of white fat cells, or adipose tissue. Dieting can shrink fat cells but not eliminate them, which is why people can gain weight back so quickly.