Post * l0ga — Curious Curator

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TIL Pirates stole internet cable and sold it as scrap causing most of Vietnam to get far slower internet access

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VMPLB TIL that one of Oklahoma's most notable landmarks came into being, literally by accident. A cement truck rolled over on its side on Winganon Road years ago, and because the mixer was full of concrete and too heavy to move, it has since been turned into a faux NASA space capsule by artists.

vP1XL TIL that self-taught inventor/engineer E. Lilian Todd was the first woman to design and build an airplane, only 3 years after the Wright brothers’ first flight. However, she did not pilot the aircraft herself because she was denied a permit.

vPp0D TIL In 1952, the press criticized Marilyn Monroe on her red dress stating that she looked like she was in a potato sack. Few days later she responded with a photo of her in a potato sack dress

d8VV8 TIL the term ’incel’ was coined by a woman. She intended it as a community for lonely people, and is shocked by its misogynistic turn.

e0NKE TIL Paul McCartney in 2002 threw his fiance' Heather Mills' diamond-and-sapphire engagement ring (£15,000 ($25,500) out of a hotel window during an argument. After calming down he asked security at the Turnberry Isle Resort and Club to search the grounds and it was eventually found.