Post * EmxP — Curious Curator

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TIL there is a conspiracy theory that we are living in a parallel universe due to the spelling of the children’s books The Berenstain Bears

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7mlp TIL that a group of inmates from a maximum security prison in New York beat the Harvard debate team in a debate competition

nWN8r TIL about the Shreveport Rate Case, a SCOTUS case that allowed the federal government to regulate intrastate commerce when it is needed to regulate interstate commerce. It was brought against an interstate railway that charged shipping rates that favored Texan cities, a policy mandated by the state.

GY7L1 TIL a Corned Beef Sandwich was smuggled onto Apollo 16, resulting a review of the incident by Congress.

LWkd TIL The cows that make the milk that goes into Ben & Jerry’s ice cream receive massages.

EgMKW TIL Greek poet K.Karyotakis spend 10 hours trying to commit suicide by drowning at sea before giving up and deciding to shoot himself. His suicide note ends with a humorous advice to never try and drown yourself if you're a swimmer, and a promise to write down the "impressions of a drowning man"