Post * nD9Y — Curious Curator

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TIL: Dishwashers are significantly more efficient than hand-washing dishes.

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Mn0B TIL the State of Louisiana sentences people to 13-20 years of Hard Labor for only nonviolent drug possession charges

Lklk9 TIL gold is so rare that the world pours more steel every hour than it has poured gold since the beginning of recorded history.

Axd4 TIl that Dwight D. Eisenhower was named the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe despite never having experienced actual combat himself

R7jL6 TIL about Albert Pierrepoint, an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. During his tenure he hanged over 200 people convicted of war crimes in Germany and Austria, as well as some high-profile murderers.

OoBY7 TIL That the actress in Cheech and Chong's "Up In Smoke" who snorts the AJAX is the one who came up with the band name "Three Dog Night", which is meant to describe how cold a night is, and how many dogs you'd have to sleep with to stay warm