Post * 9wMZ6 — Curious Curator

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TIL Korea's Gyeongbok Palace’s size is about 60~80% percent of China's Forbidden City but Beijing is about 27 times bigger than Seoul. Almost all the buildings in Gyeongbokgung were destroyed due to Japanese invasion and Korean War, so they were reconstructed later

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84wZ TIL living near coal-fired power stations exposes people to higher radiation doses than living near nuclear plants

d8lV7 TIL the human stomach is strong enough to corrode razor blades

OmlX TIL Wyoming granted women’s suffrage 50 years before the 19th amendment, and refused to join the Union without maintaining their women’s right to vote.

BrxAd TIL Linkin Park were due to be called Lincoln Park ( a park in Los Angeles, CA near where they rehearsed), but the domain www.lincolnpark.com was too expensive. They shorted it to 'Linkin' so the band would appear right next to Limp Bizkit at record stores.

kEd5 TIL The band Oasis were sued by Coca-Cola and forced to pay $500,000 in damages after it was alleged that the Oasis song “Shakermaker” had lifted words and melody from “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing,” a Coke jingle. Asked about the incident, Noel Gallagher joked “Now we all drink Pepsi.”