Post * 9wVem — Curious Curator

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TIL the truck from Big Trouble in Little China ended up being owned by a trucker in Vermont, who drove it as a work truck

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vPEmx TIL Peter Norman, the white athlete standing on the podium in 1968 while Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave the Black Power salute, was not selected to run in the 1972 Olympics for supporting his fellow athletes. He was not welcomed at the 2000 Olympics because he refused to renounce his actions.

Lkvkd TIL: When given colored construction paper, wasps build rainbow colored nests

KNy4 TIL that in 1946, a man claiming to be a detective gave a pedestrian a camera and asked her to take a picture of a suspect. The “detective” turned out to be a gangster, the “suspect” turned out to be his ex-wife, and the “camera” turned out to be a concealed shotgun firing via the shutter button.

gr1jb TIL: The male biological clock does exist... With Al Pacino expecting a child at 83, doctors warn of health risks for babies of older fathers

edL5 TIL to combat their population decline, a Danish travel agency ran commercials encouraging people to go on vacation and procreate. They provided an “Ovulation Discount” and offered a 3 year supply of diapers and a free trip if you conceived on the first trip.