Post * oN4o — Curious Curator

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TIL Vin Diesel was a telemarketer and he’s still incredible at it.

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GAkr1 TIL that although World War II ended in 1945, the rationing of food and other items in the UK continued for another NINE YEARS, until 1954.

VeWm TIL genders of articles affect the way users perceive objects. When asked to describe a “key” (a masculine word in Deutch and feminine in Spanish) Deutch speakers used words like “hard,” “jagged,” “metal,” and Spanish speakers used works like “little,” “lovely,” “shiny,” All testing was in English

GAKp7 TIL of John Allen Chau , a 26 year old Christian missionary from Alabama. Chau was killed while trying to convert people of an uncontacted tribe on an island in the north Indian Ocean.

oRWkW TIL Red-Eyed Tree Frogs use “Flash Coloration” which describes when an organism displays certain colors at rest versus in motion. When the frog is startled, it can flash its bright red eyes, orange webbed feet, and blue/yellow lateral stripes, which startles predators and allows the frog to escape.

vQAB TIL Upon first seeing The Simpsons character Hans Moleman, show creator Matt Groening claimed he was so shriveled and unrealistic that he resembled a “mole man”. According to Groening, many viewers were offended by Moleman’s look. He was made a recurring character in order to annoy these people.