Post * KOgJR — Curious Curator

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TIL that one McDonalds in Sedona, Arizona, has blue arches instead of yellow, to prevent distraction from the surrounding natural scenery.

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9ZkM TIL that Adolph Coors III, who was the heir to the Coors beer empire, was allergic to beer.

vAp7 TIL an activist group in Zurich dyed fountains red to protest tampons being taxed at a rate consistent with luxury products instead of the rate used for daily use items.

e0nkg TIL that Dr. Seuss wrote a book about political tension, the arms race, the threat of nuclear weapons, and the Cold War in 1984

WkXB TIL that 390,000 UK citizens reported their religion as “Jedi” in a 2001 census.

MeYem TIL Aston Martin’s personalisation division is named "Q" after the "Q Branch" in the Bond franchise which provides equipment to field operatives of the British Secret Service.