Post * 7bBZ — Curious Curator

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TIL that chewing gum is an effective booster of mental performance, & often a better test aid than caffeine

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WLQX TIL Ireland has a small island of artists who elect their own kings, even though they have no powers.

p8JJA TIL of a man who retired at 61 and becames a perpetual hiker. Over 15 years he walked over 34,000 miles (55,000 KM). He became the first known person to hike the entire Appalachian Range in North America, from Newfoundland to the Keys and more and more.

v1AwB TIL that NASA unofficially relabeled the size chart of a condom-like urination device used in spacesuits because astronauts refused to use size Small. "We changed the names to Large, Gigantic, and Humongous"

wLLEE TIL The world's deepest postbox is in Susami Bay in Japan. It's 10 metres underwater.

R7vY1 TIL that “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” was released as “Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles” in the UK because the word “ninja” was considered too violent.