Post * WkpvA — Curious Curator

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TIL that many East African countries don’t want your donated clothes, as it destroys their own clothing market and hurts their economy. They have even asked countries like the U.S. to stop, but we never listen.

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rDwd TIL almost half of all vetoes ever cast since the UN Security Council’s inception came from its member USSR/Russia

BrORx TIL there is no evidence that the phrase "May you live in interesting times" is an ancient Chinese curse.

VMayG TIL that the 1992 film "American Me" enraged Mexican gangsters to the extent that numerous people involved with the film were murdered. Danny Trejo claimed 10. Edward Olmos, the director of the film, was also the victim of an extortion plot.

9Y8Q6 TIL that in 1856 a school master, after warning his students not to harm his tamed sparrow, strangled a student after class because the student stepped on it. School master was later shot dead by the student's father

mOZp TIL Annually a Masturbate-a-thon is held in San Francisco for charity. Money is raised based on length of time a person masturbates. Similar to a walk-a-thon paid by the mile. The current record is 10 hours.