Post * 0wByA — Curious Curator

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TIL that the US fought a culture war against sagging pants during which at least one person was jailed and numerous others were fined, suspended, and "urkeled"

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VBkxZ TIL about Chewang Norphel, an engineer who created 15 artificial glaciers in the Ladakh region of India, a high altitude cold desert drier than the Sahara, increasing water access to many villages transforming the lives of thousands. He was called "The Iceman of Ladakh".

aw66M TIL That the Hostages Involved in the Iran Hostage Crisis Were Given Lifetime Passes to MLB Games

WRX8 TIL that, through most of western history, larger-than-average penises were considered embarrassing and barbaric; the modern idea that ‘bigger is better’, beginning in the late 19th century, was a side effect of pornography

nJEB TIL that flight numbers are often taken out of use after a crash or a serious incident

xVALg TIL In the 11th century, The first recorded attempt of human flight was by Eilmer of Malmesbury, who attached wings to his arms and legs and was said to have been blown 200m in the wind, before crashing. He put his failure down to not attaching a tail.