Post * o1y8 — Curious Curator

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TIL that sweaters that have been turned into pants is a thing - swants

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0OdL TIL that a green card for an entire family can be purchased from the US Government for $1 million. Anyone who invests $1 million and creates at least 10 permanent jobs, or invests $500,000 in a targeted area is automatically entitled to permanent residence, for them and their family.

Lk1Wp The "wave of death" - When a driver stops and waves another car through an intersection. This "kindness" can often lead to tragedy.

woMdW TIL there were subway lines that curved under the Berlin Wall during the communist occupation. Some stations on the East Berlin side became “ghost stations”—trains from West Berlin passed through them in eerie silence, but weren’t allowed to stop until after the Wall came down in 1989.

KOEgQ TIL about the 'Time Cube', a conspiracy theory in which modern education and physics are hiding the ultimate truth: That each day actually consists of four separate simultaneously occurring days.

Oo0kR TIL Pikachu was chosen as the Pokemon mascot in the last stage of development it was supposed to be Clefairy. Because GameFreak apparently felt that Clefairy would appeal only to girls while Pikachu would appeal to everyone.