Post * R7Zr7 — Curious Curator

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TIL: The River Thames is one of the cleanest Rivers in the world that flows through a major city, after being declared biologically dead 50 years ago

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R74w TIL: From 1860-1916 the British Army Required Every Soldier to have a Moustache

ne5rY TIL a Pittsburgh history museum possesses a mummified human foot donated by Andy Warhol, who found it at a flea market.

XElMj TIL a study found that the amount couples spend on an engagement ring and their ceremony is inversely associated with marriage duration. Couples who spend more on their weddings are more likely to get divorced.

QJWM6 TIL Director John Landis violated child labour laws & ignored warnings in a Twilight Zone scene with a helicopter & explosives. This resulted in the decapitation of Vic Morrow & a child actor, the death of another child actor, & the loss of the helicopter. He was acquitted of all charges.

E18Qo TIL that due to internet rumors and some media articles, some folks eat fruit/veggie UPC codes intentionally. Mistaking the idea that “It’s ok to accidentally consume a sticker” for “the FDA regulates them and the stickers have nutritional value.”