Post * mx9Rp — Curious Curator

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TIL Copperhead snakes produce a strong odor when angry that smells like freshly cut cucumbers.

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Kkjw TIL the hamlet of Shitterton in Dorset England had it’s town sign stolen so often, the inhabitants banded together to purchase a 1.5-ton block of stone to place at the entrance to Shitterton, carved with the hamlet’s name.

JGel TIL Thanksgiving day was rescheduled to maximize shopping time

d8BNQ TIL a 3000 mile long fiber-optic cable called Project Express was installed between London & New York in 2012. At a cost of $300 Million, the line was designed to shave 5 milliseconds from financial trades between the two cities.

5VGLP TIL the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, triggered by a deadly blast at a rig used by BP.

4kbRb TIL that a nuclear worker in Japan was exposed to 17 Sieverts of radiation (twice the amount that should kill a person). He was kept alive for 83 days, suffering serious radiation burns to his body, severe organ failure, and an almost zero white blood cell count.