Post * QNB0M — Curious Curator

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TIL the Simpsons creators shelved an Itchy & Scratchy spinoff because it made test audiences physically ill

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neGQB TIL that Egyptian Pharaohs and Deities that weren't known for being born of a God or Goddess had to take part in cannibalistic consumption of a God to take in a power known as hk3w that was later personified as the God Heka.

ZpDLB TIL about Nanuqsaurus ("polar bear lizard") a relative of T-rex that lived in the arctic.

AP4n TIL there was a proposed amendment in 1916 that put every act of war to a national vote, and every person that voted yes had to register for volunteer service in the army.

RDEQ TIL that an estimated 85 people die for every life saved by speed bumps, because while they slow down cars and save pedestrians they also slow down emergency vehicles that might otherwise save people.

l7jV1 TIL that the first fax line in the world was established 11 years before the first phone line.