Post * 16kLO — Curious Curator

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TIL: The Smurfs has been called "kiddie cocaine" for people growing up during the 1980s.

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JOXQ TIL the U.S. had “Ugly Laws” on the books until the 1970’s … prohibiting unsightly people from appearing in public

jPVv TIL In exchange for Pepsi products, Russia gave Pepsi 17 submarines, a cruiser, a frigate, and a destroyer. At the time, it was 7th largest submarine fleet in the world.

ZWYB TIL certain Native American tribes recognized a third gender separate from male and female. A two-spirit is one who’s body manifests both masculine and feminine spirits simultaneously. They were often male and married other males but they weren’t seen as homosexual among their tribe.

awlDZ TIL in 1995, an inmаte sued himself for $5 million, saying that he was drunk at the time of the crіme, which caused him to violate his religious beliefs and civil rights by getting arrеsted. He reasoned that as a ward of state, and unable to work, the state should pay him the money on his account

kJBL5 TIL Since 2018 all new cars sold in the United States and Canada have had to include a backup camera. The first mass production car to include a backup camera was the Toyota Soarer in 1991, though concept cars such as the 1956 Buick Centurion had the feature aswell.