Post * dgBB — Curious Curator

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TIL that while sleeping our sense of smell is turned off, meaning it cannot alert us to dangers such as a fire since we cannot be awoken by the smell.

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a8NoA TIL that despite being the best selling album until 1982’s Thriller, the soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever had no Oscar nominations for Best Original Song.

Ddee TIL Locusts are actually grasshoppers that change both physically and behaviorally when in contact with other grasshoppers

BgRrr TIL The "57" stamped into glass bottles of Heinz 57 ketchup is where you're supposed to tap the bottle for maximum flow of ketchup.

mdeY TIL in 1918 a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.

P9RZ TIL that Joe Pesci released an entire album where he sings as Vinny from My Cousin Vinny.