Post * V64Z — Curious Curator

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TIL that during WWII the Army Corps of Engineers concealed entire factories as small towns to confuse enemy bombers. Here is one example.

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g0AX TIL that a boy named Anton Salonen caused an international incident after his Finnish father, with the help of Finnish diplomats, kidnapped his son back after the boys Russian mother kidnapped the boy in the first place.

aaPA TIL That if you receive public funding for construction in Philadelphia, you have to dedicate a percentage to public space or art. It’s in part why Philadelphia has the most murals in the world.

WkLlN TIL the original Star Wars trilogy only had 3 female speaking roles, excluding Leia, for a combined 63 seconds of dialogue

mx51E TIL North Koreans must abide by one of 28 approved haircuts. Unmarried women must have short hair, but married woman have many more options. The hair of young men should be less than 2 inches long, older men can go as long as 2¾ long

GAwrE TIL that the oldest still-operating webcam in the world is The FogCam! At San Fransisco State University It launched in July, 1994