Post * mEEE — Curious Curator

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TIL There is a town in Norway called Hell, and it freezes over almost every winter.

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rX4M TIL There have been 18 incidences of theft or loss of highly enriched uranium and plutonium confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency in the last 12 years.

M7b8m TIL that a Gin called Bombay Sapphire was accidentally sold at 77% ABV (154 Proof), instead of it's listed 40% ABV (80 Proof)

66kw TIL Roland The Farter was a professional flatulist who was given a manor and 30-acres of land in exchange for entertaining King Henry II.

7r75Z TIL "Box beds" – cabinets with beds in them and, sometimes, lockable doors – were used for privacy and safety in parts of rural medieval Europe before individual bedrooms were common. They became fashionable even in homes with bedrooms and remaind in use in Scotland into the 1900s.

LQNG9 TIL that honey never spoils, and archaeologists have found perfectly preserved honey in ancient Egyptian tombs.