Post * PDXV — Curious Curator

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TIL that Disneyland has Hell’s Angel-like “gangs,” such as “The Main Street Elite” and the “Neverlanders.”

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MjdV TIL that in 1947 Canadian kids started a “strike”, refusing to pay 8 cents for a candy bar whose price had gone up from 5 cents overnight. The movement spread throughout the country, but fizzled when people suspected it of being orchestrated by Communists. The candy remained at 8 cents.

DNlp TIL That there is a Breaking Bad porn parody called “Breaking Bad XXX” in which porn has become illegal. Walter teaches film making and Hank is a vice cop they then go on a bust, only for Walter to catch former student Jesse making porn. Together they team up to legalize porn. [NSFW]

0wDP1 TIL The calves muscles help pump blood, The body is engineered so that when you walk, the calf muscles pump venous blood back toward your heart. The veins in your calf act like a reservoir for blood your body does not need in circulation at any given time.

0dW0A TIL that firefighters in Denver need to pass a polygraph test or be disqualified from the testing process

XE8LE TIL Afghanistan was the only country banned from participating in the 2000 Olympics, due to the Taliban government’s oppression of women and ban on sports.