Post * YMod — Curious Curator

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TIL Pepsi Cola once owned one of the largest submarine fleets in the world, all thanks to an exchange with the Soviet Union.

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5Vdkr TIL that Exeter Cathedral in England has a cat door that was carved in 1598; the cats were employed to keep down the population of mice, who came into the cathedral because the gears of clock were greased with animal fat

5v8R TIL the “ugliest man” in Uganda has had 8 children with 2 wives.

BERW TIL a key ingredient in root beer (sassafras root) was found to be carcinogenic and banned in 1960 by the FDA. Artificial versions are now generally used instead

W9Z4 TIL cats are banned from the world’s northernmost city of Longyearbyen because they pose a threat to the local bird population.

4o4g TIL: ‘Kanye North’ and 'Kanye South’ are both parliamentary constituencies in Botswana.