Post * dY7d — Curious Curator

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TIL early NYC dive bars had no glasses, only barrels of booze connected to rubber tubes. For three cents you were allowed to drink till you ran out of breath.

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YpRDB TIL - It’s Illegal to Own Only One Guinea Pig in Switzerland. This is because guinea pigs are social animals, and they are considered victims of abuse if they are alone.

16kdP TIL that Bela Lugosi was buried in his complete Dracula costume, cape included

J1vZm TIL South Carolina is the only state where all area codes start with an 8

b9YWZ TIL the reason why NASA (and later the Russians) use a specialised space pen instead of pencil in space is because the graphite of pencils is conductive and can cause short circuits and even fires. The pens have been used since the Apollo era and are still being used right now on the ISS.

DlPe TIL that there are hidden wine cellars that run beneath the expanse of the Brooklyn Bridge. Though no longer in use, they were created to help supplement the building costs as merchants would pay to store expensive bottles in the always cool vaults.