Post * 690eJ — Curious Curator

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TIL The British government safeguarded the supply of fish and chips during the first and second world wars. It was one of the few foods in the UK not subject to rationing during the wars.

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yQRYl TIL that the reticular activating system is the part of the brain that sorts through all the billions of pieces of information our senses take in and then allows through the important stuff. It is why after you a buy a red sedan, you now see red sedans everywhere when you didn't notice them before.

ne7Xd TIL that during a famous Berlin performance of 'Mack the Knife', Ella Fitzgerald forgot the words to the song after the first verse, and ad libbed the rest. She won a Grammy for the performance.

bnKp TIL Japanese swordsmiths are only permitted to smith two swords a month.

NX7Me TIL that Costco in the UK only allows people of certain professions to become a member

grMO9 TIL By skillful shmoozing(diplomacy), Benjamin Franklin managed to convince the French Court and King Louis XVI to massively support the American Revolution create a Republic; which, in turn virtually bankrupted France and helped lead to the French Revolution....and Louis' demise.