Post * 16yWP — Curious Curator

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TIL the lock and unlock blinkers on your car are based on the syllables in the words lock and unlock.

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4XLRR TIL Anglo-Saxon courts never attempted to unearth the facts in a case, it was up to each party to get as many people as possible to swear in their favor since it was assumed that any person of good standing would be able to find enough people to swear to their innocence to bolster their case.

m1Z7P TIL about the Cottingley Fairies, a hoax made by 2 young girls, that claimed to have photographed fairies in their back yard. They managed to fool Arthur Conan Doyle with this hoax.

5YP5P TIL Airline water is so bad it is recommended you not wash your hands after using the bathroom but to use sanitizer instead. Also skip that tea or coffee and get a bottled drink. Most Airlines tested positive for E. Coli and coliform in their water.

b1bE TIL Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates, who demanded 20 talents of silver for his freedom, however Caesar told them to ask for 50. When the ransom was paid and he was released, Caesar raised a fleet, pursed and eventually captured the pirates and had them crucified.

e0Z6J TIL Ben Franklin left the cities of Boston and Philadelphia $2,000 in his will, but they could not draw the full balance for 200 years. In 1990, the cities received $6.5 million.