Post * 69bLJ — Curious Curator

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TIL that in 1971, three off-duty teenage British soldiers were lured from a Belfast pub and executed by the IRA. The outrage led to protests, a political crisis, and the UK raising the army deployment age to 18.

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Ymav TIL in 2006 an Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on Ebay. The starting price was $0.01AU and managed to reach $3000 before Ebay closed the auction.

WkwX4 TIL that the first buildings to surpass the pyramids in height were european cathedrals almost 4000 years later, but their towers eventually collapsed, making the pyramids again the highest structures ever built until 1874 AD.

78p1X TIL that doctors and nurses at a hospital in New Orleans euthanized several patients who could not be evacuated during Hurricane Katrina

OodEe TIL That in Canada coins are only considered legal tender up to a certain amount. For instance, if you attempt to pay for a $50 purchase with a wheelbarrow full of nickels, the local authority can refuse to accept the payment.

loOnK TIL of the durian, an Asian fruit. Depending on their genetics, people perceive the fruit as either sweet and delicious, while others find is nauseating. One writer described it as smelling like "pig-shit, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock."