Post * ajdN — Curious Curator

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TIL in 2009 Harry Patch, the last living soldier to see action in WW1, died. Aged 111 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day.

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X0aDR TIL that the H.R.152 - Hearing Protection Act is actually about gun silencers and removes silencers from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act.

jGxn TIL of the Toyger, a cat bred to look like a miniature tiger.

D1KPJ TIL Temple of Doom is actually a prequel set one year before the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

4XGeo TIL that Clan McDuck, of 'DuckTales' and the old Carl Barks Disney comics, has a tartan registered with the official Scottish Register of Tartans. It was created in 1942 and used to sell war bonds.

8a8QZ TIL the ship HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was ordered to return to Australia after a Japanese attack. To avoid another ambush the crew camouflaged the ship with jungle foliage to give the impression of a small island and traveled only at night. It was the only ship of its class to successfully arrive.