Post * GML5 — Curious Curator

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TIL that in the 1960s, Wham-O made a “giant” Super Ball, roughly the size of a bowling ball, and dropped it from a 23rd story window as a promotional stunt. It destroyed a parked car on the second bounce.

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9wvNB TIL: Natural gas has no odor. Gas companies add a harmless chemical called mercaptan to give it its distinctive “rotten egg” smell.

VBmeZ TIL during the Japanese wars of unification in the 16th century, while besieging an enemy castle, Toyotomi Hideyoshi purchased all the available rice in the province at several times the market price to aid in the process of breaking the resolve of the garrison. The siege only lasted 200 days.

EMxp TIL: A man got a job as the chief of police with falsified credentials which included a picture of a fake Los Angeles Police Department badge bearing the serial number 714, rightfully belonging to the fictional Sgt. Joe Friday of “Dragnet.”

BoOW TIL that in the past, to treat an arrow wound cleanly, one would push the arrow through to the other side of the body

kJrWE TIL Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was the first album to feature printed lyrics on it's sleeve. Previously, printed lyrics was seen by music publishers as a substantial loss of income.