Post * 67D7 — Curious Curator

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TIL that when the EU would unite its armed forces, it becomes the second largest army in the world

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e0QPb TIL Swiss neutrality dictates that Switzerland is not to be involved in armed or political conflicts between other states.

7jvP TIL the Grandfather Clause. After the American Civil War, South States made literacy tests to prevent former black slaves from voting. When whites failed them too, an exception was given to anyone whose Grandfather was eligible to vote. All whites had eligible grandfathers and few blacks did.

rNNoo TIL Mau Piailug can be credited with keeping traditional wayfinding alive for the indigenous peoples of Oceania

ynMw TIL that in Italy, pizza was generally looked down upon until it was redeveloped by Italian immigrants in the US. The consequent American desire to find the “authentic” product in Italy led to the retroactive invention of “authentic” pizza, much to the US tourists’ delight. [PIZZA EFFECT]

5mp TIL The English language used to have two extra letters in their alphabet called “thorn” and “wynn”. “J” and “U” only joined in the 16th century