Post * mObp — Curious Curator

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TIL Latvians are able to get $1000 loans in exchange for their souls.

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rNXRy TIL of "West Ridge", a merchant vessel carrying coal from the UK to India that went missing 141 years ago. The wreck was found when researchers were looking for MH370, to which researchers say it sunk because of an explosion.

G884 TIL that in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” a character recognizes a woman’s handwriting by saying “Her c’s, her u’s, and her t’s!”, subtly spelling out the word “cunt” (“and” = n), hence the next line, “And thus she makes her great p’s!” (“pees”)

RK4 TIL that many supermarket oranges have their peels dyed orange–not all oranges’ orange peels turn orange by maturity. Their peels are green despite being ripe, so the FDA allows adding color to prevent negative effects on sales.

e0Vv5 TIL: Almost all the spiders you see in your home during the winter were actually born in your home

Bdvr TIL Ancient Romans would sell themselves into slavery rather than pay taxes.