Post * DQvKv — Curious Curator

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TIL: In pre revolutionary France, the tax was called the "taille", which was originally a way for peasants to pay to be exempt from the army. However, it was expanded afterwards. Nobles, clergy, and people living in Paris and Lyon were excluded.

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Xp0D TIL In rural Austria, a girl would keep an apple slice under her armpit while dancing. At the end of the dance, she would offer the sweat-soaked slice to the man of her choice, who would eat the apple

5B5r TIL an episode of ‘Peppa Pig’ had to be banned in Australia because it taught children that spiders aren’t that scary. It was considered too dangerous to teach Australian kids that spiders are not to be feared.

7ryBM TIL Celebrity Chief Julia Child helped develop a recipe for Shark Repellent during WWII

YpGoG TIL In order to conserve gas in the 1970's during an oil crisis, the maximum speed limit in the US was cut to 55 mph.

pYoKe TIL the amount of days in a week varied in ancient civilizations. In Ancient Egypt there were ten days in a week. In Ancient Rome they originally had eight days in a week, and then switched to seven.