Post * p8NOe — Curious Curator

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TIL the longest car in the world was 100 feet long, had 26 wheels, a jacuzzi, diving board, king-sized water bed, and a helicopter landing pad, and was called the ‘American Dream’.

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rlj0 TIL that the inverted cross used by satanist and anti-religion groups is actually a Christian Symbol called Cross of St. Peter that is used to symbolize humility and unworthiness compared to Jesus.

E1vPo TIL that despite containing mercury, compact fluorescent light globes emit less mercury into the environment than incandescent light globes which contain no mercury due to their lower electricity consumption

vV0j TIL learned there is a gang dubbed the “The Pink Panthers” who have stolen 100’s millions of dollars from banks and jewelers in crazy fashion (dressed in drag with prosthetics, fleeing in speed boats) oh, and they broke their leader out of prison using machine gun fire and a rope ladder

l7V0A TIL In the 2001 Masters tournament, snooker player Paul Hunter was down 6-2. His manager instructed him to use "Plan B" and afterwards Hunter came from behind to win the tournament. Hunter later revealed "B" stood for "Bonk" and "Plan B" was sex with his then girlfriend.

WllB TIL that David Robinson grew so tall (7'0" by graduation) at the Naval Academy that he could not have served at sea, hurting any career in the US Navy. Instead of leaving the academy, as a compromise he was assigned to shore duty as an engineer before becoming a basketball superstar in the NBA.