Post * epm4D — Curious Curator

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TIL: The Prionailurus rubiginosus or "Rusty Spotted Cat" is the world's smallest cat. When fully grown, they can still fit in the palm of your hand.

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DmoP TIL that in order to prevent the Germans from taking control of Iceland during WWII, the British invaded Iceland and occupied it (with American assistance) for the duration of the war.

rRv91 TIL The reason Roman structures survive so long is because they used volcanic ash in their concrete, which slowly transforms to aluminum tobermorite when exposed to sea water. Something modern scientists have been trying to do for decades.

Wk0l9 TIL that in 2004 a tour bus carrying the Dave Matthews Band through Chicago drove over a bridge and dumped 800 lbs of human waste into the river below, splashing feces and urine onto tourists who were on a sightseeing cruise underneath the bridge.

rNWvM TIL that in the US, small business owners are incentivised to buy large, heavy cars rather than small, efficient ones.

epxeb TIL, In 1985, a New Orleans man drowned at a pool party attended by over a 100 lifeguards celebrating a summer with no drownings. After the party, 4 lifeguards who were cleaning found the fully clothed body of 31-year-old Jerome Moody at the bottom of the pool’s deep end.