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awW6J TIL The first recorded use of using a 'V' finger sign as an insult, was a Yorkshire laborer in 1901, who was flipping off the camera man for filming him
9YoJm TIL about "exploding caskets" being a problem in mausoleums. The process of decay builds up gasses that can cause a literal explosion and knock down the marble front of a crypt.
xVDZB TIL Guillermo Del Toro's "pale man" from Pan's Labyrinth represents "all institutional evil feeding on the helpless. He’s thriving now...these are pale man times"
AD4g7 TIL When Sweden switched one day from driving on the left to driving on the right, it was feared that it'd result a huge increase in road death that year. In fact, the rate decreased, which was put down to Swedes driving extra cautiously
vPyp4 TIL that the fast food chain Popeyes isn't named after the cartoon character, but Gene Hackman's character from The French Connection.