Post * WEN4 — Curious Curator

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TIL Pubic lice are disappearing because of bikini waxes

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XrJX TIL the famous 1870 BDSM novella Venus in Furs ends by saying that women will always be “man’s enemy” until women get equal education and economic rights

oBDRE TIL the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai centre line started with the engineers hand clap (skip to 8:55)

O667 TIL that 18 years after being shot, 91 of the 220 cast and crew of The Conqueror had cancer and 46 had died including John Wayne, due to the fact that the film was shot on nuclear weapons testing ground in Nevada.

694wJ TIL In 2015, Planet Earth II attempted to capture the birthing grounds of Saiga Antelope, where hundreds of thousands gather. Instead, the crew witnessed a disease spread, killing 150,000 in three days.

awe40 TIL Ford uses a robotic butt, called Robutt, to quickly simulate 10 years worth of wear and tear on car seats in just 3 days. It is heated to 36 degrees Celsius (to approximate the human body’s temperature) and can sweat.