Post * WkyA — Curious Curator

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TIL that “&” was originally the 27th letter of the English alphabet.

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v15Bj TIL that the quarantine flag, also called the “Yellow Jack”, is an international signal flag that was last flown during the 2002-03 SARS outbreak. The flag is flown from a ship that is either arriving in port with known serious health problems or that has been placed under quarantine.

71DZ TIL murderer and suspected serial killer Charles Davis raped and strangled his victims and left them on his ambulance route. He would phone in tips and then respond in his ambulance to retrieve the bodies.

MjDa TIL There’s a town in South Australia which is almost entirely underground.

JEwB TIL that comedy film Airplane! is a direct parody of 1957 movie Zero Hour! Many scenes, situations, lines of dialogue, as well as the entire storyline, are redone almost verbatim

JK6Q TIL actor Joe Pesci started as a singer and guitar player and played in the same band as Jimi Hendrix