Post * kJwa1 — Curious Curator

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TIL that the T.V. show Archer had to re-name the characters' employer. At the start of the series the characters worked for "the International Secret Intelligence Service" (prominently called I.S.I.S. for short). When the Iraq occupation ended real world events gave the name an unwanted connotation.

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78lOM TIL A California drug dealer fled with 60 pounds of meth from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office after a sting operation failed, the undercover investigators attempted to identify traffickers and met with a suspect. After the transaction, the suspect fled at high speeds.

BrXGy TIL the equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).

wnp8 TIL from my wife’s Star Trek calendar that the actor James Doohan (Scotty) had a missing right middle finger, which he lost in the WWII invasion of Normandy. Careful camera work meant it was rarely visible in the TV series.

WkBRY TIL Lincoln once reviewed 303 death warrants for Santee Dakota Natives convicted of killing farmers. He approved 39. The Governor of Minnesota then told Lincoln he should have approved all of them for more support in 1864 election. Lincoln responded with "I could not afford to hang men for votes"

R7JA1 TIL that Steven Bradbury, the Australian who won an Olympic gold in speed skating because everyone else fell down, owns a brewery called Last Man Standing