Post * GAGVJ — Curious Curator

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TIL: The British Secret Service discovered that semen made a great invisible ink while under the leadership of Mansfield Smith-Cumming. His agents adopted the motto, "Every man his own stylo." They later stopped the use due to the smell and questions about agents' masturbatory habits.

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AD1bw TIL of the mysterious Williamson Tunnels in Liverpool, England, a series of extensive subterranean excavations, of unknown purpose.

KORDB TIL the lifespan of the Hindu deity Brahma is believed to last 311.04 trillion years

b9oN0 TIL Ian McKellen rejected an offer to play Dumbledore after Richard Harris died because Harris disapproved of his acting, and McKellen had already played "the real wizard"

wLmvW TIL that Bruce Springsteen stopped a walk out at the We Are The World recording. A few of the rockers felt the song was too pop and singing with non-rockers would hurt their image. They changed their minds when the boss said, "I'm here to save lives and feed people, and I'm staying."

nWBJY TIL The passenger vehicle occupant fatality rate at nighttime is about three times higher than the daytime rate. ... The data shows a higher percentage of passenger vehicle occupants killed in speeding-related crashes at nighttime.