Post * 8adZG — Curious Curator

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TIL that a judge once threw out a British Airways lawsuit against Ryanair for their "Expensive BAstards!" ad campaign by ruling "the complaint amounts to this: Ryanair exaggerated in suggesting BA is five times more expensive, because BA is only three times more expensive."

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m1V7v TIL Although received extremally negative reviews from everyone, Heaven's Gate was nominated for 1 Oscar (Best Art Direction)

gwG7 TIL The first air-to-air combat attempts were made by throwing bricks and grenades from plane to plane during WWI.

Ooa9g TIL that figs are carnivorous and get pollinated by "eating" fig wasps who mistake female figs or male figs.

Y76Ox TIL of Robert Moses, never elected to office, held up to 12 titles at once, including NYC Parks Commissioner. He transformed New York with projects like Jones Beach, the NY State Parkway System, and the Triborough Bridge, influencing city development nationwide.

dD5dE TIL About the 'Balloon Hoax'. Perpetrated by Edgar Allen Poe in The New York Sun it purported to tell the story of a three day lighter than air balloon trip across the Atlantic. The story was revealed as a hoax two days later.