Post * mxvyP — Curious Curator

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TIL that Baron Friedrich Von Steuben, Revolutionary War General, hero, and founder of America's professional military, was gay.

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EVVV TIL that the EPA used to chase commercial jets down the runway with a heavily modified Plymouth originally meant for NASCAR competition. The car stayed in the jet wash the entire time. At $25,000, they determined this to be the cheapest way of collecting emissions data for airliners

E0p0 TIL there is a rule in MLB that forces pitchers with tattoos on their arms to wear long sleeves, called the Justin Miller rule.

VBYAB TIL that North Korea hates western culture, namely capitalist culture, so much that they've banned various styles of blue jeans, certain types of piercings, and some styles of haircuts that are popularly seen, by them, as being representative of capitalist culture and lifestyle.

GYy51 TIL Tian Han, the man who wrote China's national anthem, died after two years of mistreatment and torture in a Chinese jail during the Cultural Revolution

a8Ga0 TIL: Astronaut Anne McClain was the first person to be investigated for space crime in 2019, when her estranged wife accused her of accessing her bank account while in space. Fortunately, investigators found the accusations were false and her now ex was charged with making false statements.