Post * dDwk7 — Curious Curator

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TIL that the Worlds Most Expensive Item by Weight Costs the Equivalent of $207 500 000 per Gram - and It's a Stamp.

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nerx7 TIL that Jonathan James was only 15 when he hacked into the systems of NASA and the United States Department of Defense in June 1999 . Since he was a juvenile, he was charged with 2 counts of “juvenile delinquency” placed under a 6 month home arrest and asked to write apology letters to NASA and DOD

MXL8 TIL a furnace used to blow glass is called a ‘Glory Hole’

WvLd TIL We only know of the story Beowulf from a single manuscript, at one point nearly lost in a fire.

9am6 TIL that during the Falklands War a 37km “Red Cross Box” safe zone for hospital ships hosted 4 British and 3 Argentine vessels, which often cooperated to save wounded combatants

7rbox TIL Scrimshaw work originated with the British sailor in the early 18th century. Using a “scrim” needle, the sailors would carve on whale teeth or smaller pieces of marine ivory to relieve boredom and supplement their modest income.