Post * lo9ra — Curious Curator

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TIL the Aorta can develop an aneurysm and burst, killing you in seconds. It's called the silent killer

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6WVX TIL that China kidnapped a 6 year old boy after he was named second highest Tibetan Lama. His whereabouts are still unknown

X0glD TIL a group from California that represents plum farmers and distributors promoted the use of prune puree on school lunch beef patties following declining prune sales in the mid 90s. This lead to a short lived period of schools incorporating fruit fused burgers into their students diet.

eyGJ TIL that when Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet during its 1910 approach, there was public fear that a gas discovered in the tail, cyanogen, would destroy all life on the planet, leading to people buying gas masks and “Anti-Comet Pills.”

grOpD TIL that an unknown 19th century Japanese artist painted a parody of the sacred scene of the Buddha's death that is commonly called the "Penis Paranirvana", in which the dying Buddha is replaced by a giant anthropomorphic penis being mourned by women and other penises.

p8JBO TIL Pez candies were originally mint and the dispensers were shaped like cigarette lighters. They were created as an alternative to tobacco for smokers. They eventually became the fruity candy for kids we know today with cartoon dispensers.