Post * Z8XGG — Curious Curator

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TIL that the Fahrenheit temperature scale was the only used temperature scale in the English Speaking world until the 1960s. Britain and Canada among others converted to Celsius, with the US being the exception.

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KYy59 TIL Seth Putnam, the lead singer of the grindcore band Anal Cunt, wrote a song titled 'You're in a Coma' that made fun of comatose individuals. Putnam later fell into a coma himself and upon waking up, he stated that being in a coma was just as ridiculous as he had portrayed it in his song.

nWmOr TIL that the first airplane ticket ever sold was bought by a reporter named Albert Beach in 1908 for a flight from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida. The ticket cost $400, which is equivalent to around $11,000 in today's currency.

6EoYZ TIL the Hassenfeld brothers, Herman, Hillel, and Henry, started by selling pencils and later invented G.I. Joe. When they specialized in producing toys, including Mr. Potato Head, the company was renamed "Hasbro."

yQWbe TIL about the Ghost Camaro. During the Bosnian War, a 1979 Chevy Camaro was updated with state of the art equipment by US Military and was used to take much needed supplies to civilians.

KOJRQ TIL Max Brooks, author of World War Z and son of Mel Brooks, is dyslexic. Brooks' mother, Anne Bancroft, put her career on hold to educate her son, making audio cassettes for all his assigned readings. Brooks thanked his mother, saying, "not only did my mother give me my life, she saved my life."