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What's that silly and interesting piece of trivia you know but never have the chance to share? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Here’s mine:

Mozart had a pet starling, and when it died he arranged for a full funeral and burial, and composed a poem in memory of his bird, which he read at the service.

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[–] 4 points 2 months ago

Outerbridge Crossing, connecting Staten Island, NY to Perth Amboy, NJ, is named after the first chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge.

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