Post * XEx0j — Curious Curator

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TIL that a VIN (vehicle identification number) actually stands for something and not just a random set of numbers.

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O0M7 TIL that drug use in video games is classified under the same regulations as child porn for Australian Customs

4Xnm5 TIL the 1992 Joe Pesci comedy My Cousin Vinny is praised by legal experts as being one if the most accurate film depictions of courtroom procedure and trial strategy. It is even cited in textbooks on law.

VaOG TIL Famous Graffiti artist Banksy once had an old man sell his art with a sketchy stand on a roadside in New York. Each one was worth tens of thousands of dollars. He sold them for $60.

1ajvP TIL In an ant colony, there are ant 'Undertakers' whose job is to remove dead ants from the nest and take them to a trash pile.

myRp TIL that Woody Allen refused oscars saying, “The whole concept of awards is silly. I cannot abide by the judgment of other people, because if you accept it when they say you deserve an award, then you have to accept it when they say you don’t.”