Post * JYK8 — Curious Curator

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TIL that “Mongolian BBQ” was unknown in Mongolia until a US-based restaurant chain opened a franchise there in 2005 bringing the concept that was actually invented in Taiwan in the 70s and inspired by Japanese Teppanyaki cuisine finally to the country it lent its name from

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jB0N TIL a close companion of the islamic prophet Muhammed was called “Abu Hurariah”, which means “Father of the Kitten” since he used to carry a small kitten in his sleeve and take care of it.

Z8yvG TIL hawk moths scare off bats by rubbing their genitalia to jam the bat’s sonar

JNNV TIL that Steven Russell escaped from prison by using laxatives to fake the symptoms of AIDS. He then called the prison, posing as a doctor, asking for prisoners interested in an experimental treatment, and volunteered. Once out of Texas, he sent death certificates to the prison stating he had died

0d8ov TIL that in the late 80s U.S. ranchers were paying a fortune to become ostrich farmers. But South Africa noticed the U.S. ostrich boom and in 1993 started supplying ostriches for the U.S. market. This increase in supply led to lower ostrich prices, causing U.S. ostrich farmers to lose tons of money.

pmZN TIL that Target Corporation runs 2 state of the art criminal forensics labs.