Post * QNx99 — Curious Curator

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TIL that an air bubble in a tire is extremely dangerous, and even a small one can lead to a catastrophic failure.

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7R7M TIL that Vincent Chin was beat to death with a baseball bat by two disgruntled Detroit Auto-workers on June 23, 1989. They served no jail-time and only paid a fine of $3000. Because of this, Vincent Chin’s murder is often considered the beginning the Asian American movement for civil rights.

OGL7X TIL about Saint Guinefort, a legendary 13th-century French greyhound that received local veneration as a folk saint

WyR4 TIL that cheerleaders are encouraged to wear shorter skirts for safety reasons as too much fabric can be dangerous while tumbling.

OGep1 TIL that before the United States Supreme Court held its Inaugural Session at the Royal Exchange Marketplace in New York City, city officials moved the market's butchers and placed chains across the street so as to spare the court of the sounds of the busy marketplace.

mxakY TIL there are terrestrial leeches in the jungles of Asia!