Post * 6Eo0Y — Curious Curator

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TIL Parts (if not all) of Europe don’t refrigerate their eggs, and that unwashed eggs can last awhile outside the fridge as long as they aren’t washed. Info on why the U.S refrigerates eggs in article as well.

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R7YM1 TIL of the "Battle of London Airport" in 1948, where the officers of the "Flying Squad" learnt of a plot to steal bullion from the airport by drugging the guards. In response they replaced the guards and pretended to be drugged, then awoke leading to a violent fight with all criminals being caught

wDmM TIL saying the same word over and over until it loses it’s meaning is a real thing called semantic satiation

ywoa TIL there is a salt dumping ground in Germany that has formed an actual mountain and is poisoning the surrounding environment.

Xya8 TIL The Stairway in Heaven joke in Wayne’s World made no sense in the television version because the iconic riff was replaced with generic guitar following a rights dispute.

gX9L TIL that there is a Heavy Equipment Playground in Vegas that allows people to “play” with heavy machinery.