Post * awE19 — Curious Curator

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TIL authorities use accidentally and/or criminally leaked data to track down tax evaders

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xVnx0 TIL Dean Norris has played a law enforcement official a lot. He said, “I used to call myself the alphabet actor. FBI, CIA, DEA, You name it, I’ll play it.” In total as of 2015, Norris has played some sort of law enforcement official 35 times.

LV7p TIL there is a federal political party in Canada, called the Rhinoceros Party, whose only promise is to keep none of its promises if elected.

ywbl TIL: Scientists have defined ‘Zealandia’ as the world’s 8th continent, 94 per cent of which is below the Pacific Ocean.

LkxVP TIL of the ancient law of General Average. If a ship carrying cargo is required to jettison some of its load to save the rest, the loss of the cargo is to be shared proportionally among interest holders. First written in law in 800BC, it continues to be declared in present-day maritime emergencies.

WwmX TIL that people with schizophrenia are not fooled by the Charlie Chaplin Optic Illusion.