Post * OGM7e — Curious Curator

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TIL that the color chartreuse and yellow chartreuse are named after the liquer colors, as opposed to the liquers being named after the colors.

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69oAZ TIL that cars must have at least three-quarters of a tank in order to leave Singapore, in order to stop them from buying cheaper gas in Malaysia and circumventing Singapore's gas tax

1aYA7 TIL that Ken Jennings would have lost his first game on Jeopardy if not for a technicality allowing players to write only the last name of the correct response in Final Jeopardy. Jennings went on to win 74 games and over $2.5 million, eventually becoming the show's "Greatest of All Time" contestant.

b9Vpj TIL housewives in India own 11% of the world's gold. More than the reserves of Switzerland, Germany and the United States put together

l7JDa TIL 76% of the Dutch take part in recreational cycling (i.e cycle just for fun)

gxnW TIL: Before the Terracotta army, when chinese emperors died all their servants were killed to aid them in the afterlife. Building the terracotta army spared emperor Qin from killing more than 8000 people.