Post * KmdJ — Curious Curator

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TIL that a British sitcom called Dad’s Army, which was based around WWII, actually went on longer than the war itself.

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8ajkK TIL: Telemarketers that have "press x to be put on a DNC list" use that to determine if you're human /responsive and sell your data to other scam callers.

ZNBB TIL that deep-sea fiber optic cables are now buried under the seabed, because the electricity running through them used to attract sharks who would bite into them - electrocuting the shark and destroying the cable

GAQp4 TIL Men should not try to "save up" sperm when trying to get their partner pregnant. Sperm quality significantly decreases after 7-10 days of abstinence.

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