Post * b9Z6a — Curious Curator

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TIL that bubble wrap was Invented in 1957 as a 3D Wallpaper That Failed to Sell

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dnwE TIL the Surgeon General of the United States is, by law, a 3-star vice admiral and wears a uniform similar to those from the US Navy.

9YVd6 TIL "Blocks found with dates from all seasons in the Egyptian calendar suggest the pyramids were built year-round and not just when the Nile was in flood."

J1XNv TIL: Professional mourners was an occupation that started in Ancient Egypt where people get paid to make ostentatious displays of grief at a funeral. It was mostly women as men were deemed unfit for the job. In modern times, some countries still have professional mourners you can hire for funerals.

YpnkB TIL in 2011 Staples licensed the name "Dunder Mifflin" from NBC to sell their own paper products under that brand.

gYpy TIL Sic is an adverb used to indicate that quoted matter is transcribed exactly, including any errors. Use of sic greatly increased in the mid-twentieth century, with a major factor being the use of sic as a form of ridicule.