Post * VgeG — Curious Curator

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TIL that Taco Bell will start making the “Cool Ranch Dorito’s Locos Tacos” as early as next week

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R5o1Q TIL that Hitler banned IQ testing for being Jewish as did Joseph Stalin for being bourgeois

mxePx TIL Doves that were a part of the 1988 Olympic Opening Ceremonies in Seoul, landed inside the Olympic Cauldron after being released, and were accidentally burned alive when it was lit later on in the ceremonies.

dDLLd TIL: At the height of the Roman Empire, it's GDP was estimated to be worth $32 billion today. The average roman soldier makes $3.25 a month, but were given large sums from looting while their officers made $10,000 a month. Interestingly, professors in academia were better paid than modern teachers.

oRoaE TIL flights from Los Angeles to Seoul Korea fly over Alaska. I had to grab a globe just to verify that it is the shortest distance.

d8wjr TIL Robin Hood is often depicted as wearing “Lincoln Green”, colored clothes. These were dyed from the important clothing town Lincoln, in England and would date his tales to the early or mid 16th century.