Post * dQNE — Curious Curator

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TIL that Germany still has a “day of rest” (Ladenschlussgesetz) law that forces most businesses to close on Sunday.

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pONG TIL that the Greco-Persian War (the one from 300) didn’t officially end until 1902, when Greece finally resumed diplomatic relations with Persia after over 2,300 years.

ep41J TIL comedian Mel Brooks "secretly" produced several dramatic films including The Elephant Man (1980) and The Fly (1986), and deliberately kept his name out of the credits to avoid mischaracterizing the films as comedies

wXwY TIL that the ancient Romans used urine as toothpaste, mouthwash and laundry detergent, the urine collection business was so lucrative that Emperors Nero and Vespasian imposed urine taxes.

4XQVR TIL that a pseudoscience called "rumpology" claims it is possible to foretell the future by examining the crevices and flaws of someone's buttocks

VMV8m TIL that the saying “put a sock in it” is believed to come from the early 20th century, when people would stuff socks into their gramophones (a device for recording, reproduction and sound), to make it quiet, because the gramophones did not have volume controls.