Post * WkB7d — Curious Curator

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TIL that getting a Bugatti's oil changed costs about as much as a new Toyota Camry.

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88db TIL that the design head of Corvette wanted the Mako Shark Corvette painted to look like the shark mounted in his office. When the design team couldn’t match the colors they stole the shark and painted it to look like the car. The design head never noticed and was happy with the results.

4k45 TIL that a rebellion led by the self-proclaimed “brother of Jesus” nearly toppled the Qing Dynasty in China during the 1800’s.

AlZo TIL aircraft windows and doors are round to prevent metal fatigue. As the cabin pressurizes, it puts extreme pressure on the airframe, which is concentrated at right angles. The original De Havilland Comet broke apart multiple times in the 1950s because it had square windows.

KOAk9 TIL American beer is generally bland because 19th-century brewers were trying to convince Prohibition supporters that beer was a healthier and cleaner drink than whiskey and other liquors

R5051 TIL that as of 2023 Canadian government health guidelines now define drinking more than 2 alcoholic beverages per week as "moderate risk" drinking and more than 6 per week as "increasingly high risk" drinking