Post * XEr9X — Curious Curator

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TIL that Morgan Robertson wrote a novel in 1898 about an ocean liner sinking in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg. That is 14 years before the Titanic sunk in the same place and in the same way. And if this was not enough, the novel was titled: "The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility".

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AGld TIL if you were to scan the barcode on the back of Agent 47’s (from the Hitman games) head it leads to an Amazon link for a sex toy

VBOrB TIL that a movie is granted a PG-13 rating if the word fuck is only used once and not in the context of sex

erbb TIL: There is a machine that transforms concrete rubble into Lego like building blocks. The blocks allow victims of war or natural disasters to construct their own new, earthquake resistant houses.

Lk800 TIL Dax Cowart was injured in a propane gas explosion, burning his entire body except the soles of his feet, suffering hearing loss, and the loss of his hands and eyes. He went on to earn a law degree, advocating for patients right to die.

W7yy8 TIL Companies save more than $3 billion a year in unspent gift cards.