Post * 8PmG — Curious Curator

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TIL there are 3 power grids in the continental US, eastern, western and Texas.

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dN1d TIL that the leading zipper brand, YKK, was fined $150 million euros for running not one, but four zipper price-fixing cartels.

Zm9Q TIL that “fishy vagina smell” may actually come from the same organic compound found in fish.

KYb4a TIL that In 2016, a 1.5 carat laboratory-grown diamond cost $10,600 and in early 2023, the price has dropped to $2,445 due to large production.

m1r0M TIL that a woman named Violet Jessop survived three famous shipwrecks: the Titanic, the Britannic, and the Olympic.

9YM0X TIL About the Asoh defence, a term for frank acceptance of blame when you are at full fault. It’s named after Kohei Asoh, an airplane pilot who landed his plane in the waters of San Francisco, just shy of the runway. When asked about why he did this, he said: “As you Americans say, I F**cked up.”