Post * VBvvB — Curious Curator

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TIL most fruitbats don't use echolocation and actually have keen eyesight and senses of smell.

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o1WY TIL There is a judge in Ohio who has sentenced people to spend a night in the woods alone( animal abandonment), be homeless for 24hrs( stealing a Salvation Army kettle), and stay silent or listen to classical music for a day( noise complaints).

d81YE TIL of John R. Brinkley, an American Quack who convinced men to let him sew goat testicles into their abdomen as a way to increase male virility, as well as a cure all for all sorts of ailments and disease.

p8EeA TIL The Imperial War Museum has an exhibit which lets you listen to the moment guns fell silent, after the WW1 armistice went into effect. They used seismic data to recreate the effect.

mxBjx TIL in 2015, a plane made an emergency landing after the crew received an indication of smoke in the cargo hold. It turns out to be caused by the 2,186 sheep farting onboard.

xDYg TIL that in some countries, there are “baby hatches” where mothers can abandon an infant anonymously. They are usually heated (or at least insulated), and after a short delay, a nurse is summoned to care for the child.