Post * mxKXv — Curious Curator

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TIL a Judge ordered a suspect to have mouth taped during sentencing.

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EgyMw Today I learned from the 1950s to 1970s, attempts were made at running bus services between London and India. The trip took about 50 days, cost about $100, and buses are said to have included private bunks and even a kitchen.

4kLMa TIL that The Vatican declared capybara to be "fish" so Venezuelans could eat their meat during Lent

4XwBw TIL that the loudest bird in the world (the White Bellbird) can scream at 125 decibels -- about as loud as an ambulance siren. Courtship consists of the male screaming directly into the female's face.

eVKg TIL Before doing Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie built a battlebot. It was banned from competitions for being too dangerous to the audience.

M7jm0 TIL Volkswagen AG, the largest automaker by sales and seventh largest company in the world, is controlled by a single family descended from Ferdinand Porsche.