Post * PXmn — Curious Curator

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TIL Tide laundry detergent is frequently stolen and used as currency by criminals

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vpGR TIL that a Hindu fakir claimed on live television that he could kill anybody with tantric chanting. A man in the audience took him up on it right then and there. The rest of the channels programs that evening were all cancelled to allow give the fakir several hours to attempt the kill.

Z81Go TIL In the Modern German Army, Any Order That Is Not “of any use for service” Becomes Non-Binding, Even In the Midst of Combat or If Given by a High-Ranking Official

jNYRQ TIL of puppy pregnancy syndrome (PPS). When a dog bites a person, male or female, and they become convinced that puppies are growing inside them... and PPS in some regions hinders treatment of rabies

E1xJ0 TIL that the "worst disaster" in British Military History was the Battle of Singapore, when the British had their sea guns the wrong way, expecting Japan to invade by sea as the jungles of Malaya were impenetrable. Instead they landed and invaded on bicycle, catching everyone off guard.

NXnW6 TIL that legless lizards, while similar to snakes, do not have belly scales, and therefore have great difficulty crossing flat surfaces such as roads.