Tutankhamun's tomb is not inscribed with a curse on those who disturb it. This was a media invention of 20th-century tabloid journalists. #interesting

Xmas did not originate as a secular plan to "take Christ out of Christmas". X represents the Greek letter chi, the first letter of Χριστός (Christós), "Christ" in Greek, as found in the chi-rho symbol ΧΡ since the 4th century. In English, "X" was first used as a scribal abbreviation for "Christ" in 1021. #interesting

A living door ant, Colobopsis impressa, has a cork-shaped head for plugging up her nest. Florida. #ants #colobopsis #interesting #insects

The difference between the taste of "banana-flavored" candy and a real banana is not due to the former being specifically designed to replicate the taste of Gros Michel bananas, the cultivar that dominated the American banana market before the rise of Cavendish bananas. All banana cultivars derive their flavor from a complex mix of many compounds, while a single compound, isoamyl acetate, gives banana candy its flavor. Isoamyl acetate naturally occurs in bananas as well as many other fruits and fermented beverages. It is more concentrated in Gros Michel bananas than in Cavendish bananas, but its use in candy production was due to its simple production, not any specific resemblance to a banana's flavor. Candies flavored with it have been labeled both "banana-flavored" and "pear-flavored." #interesting

The plate armor of European soldiers did not stop soldiers from moving around or necessitate a crane to get them into a saddle. They needed to be able to fight on foot in case they could not ride their horse and could mount and dismount without help. However, armor used in tournaments in the late Middle Ages was significantly heavier than that used in warfare. #interesting

The story that Isaac Newton was inspired to research the nature of gravity when an apple fell on his head is almost certainly apocryphal. All Newton himself ever said was that the idea came to him as he sat "in a contemplative mood" and "was occasioned by the fall of an apple". #interesting

It is not systemic bias that causes sole custody of children to be granted more often to women then men, rather it is because men infrequently contest or seek it. #interesting

The Beatles' 1965 appearance at Shea Stadium was not the first time that a rock concert was played at a large, outdoor sports stadium in the U.S. Such venues were employed by Elvis Presley in the 1950s and the Beatles themselves in 1964. #interesting

https://www.usluck.com/481919/billboard-in-orlando-paid-for-by-the-canadian-government/ Billboard in Orlando paid for by the Canadian Government #Interesting #MildlyInteresting

https://www.usluck.com/480411/giant-beehive-doing-a-defense-wave/ Giant beehive doing a defense wave #Interesting #InterestingAsFuck

9/11 and #COVID, an #interesting #dichotomy