Post * nGYY — Curious Curator

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TIL that American movies are sped up by 4% for broadcast on most of the world’s TV stations

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QLXE TIL the US government arrested (Using Patriot Act) and detained a woman claiming to be a CIA agent, argued that she be forcibly drugged (3 drugs), because she was trying to tell Congress that CIA knowingly ignored intelligence for 9/11

Lk7RQ TIL that there is an Australian shrub known as the "Suicide Plant" or the Gympie Gympie plant, that's sting can last years and is so agonising that people have been known to commit suicide after touching the plant.

6nnm TIL of Lake McDonald where the water is clear and the bed is covered with multi - colored pebbles made of clay containing iron. (pics and article)

ZpaDB TIL 1 out of every 4 animal species on earth is a beetle.

GAvRN TIL there is a Worlds Ugliest Dog competion that has been held at the Sonoma-Marin fair in North CA since the 1970s