Post * p8wR4 — Curious Curator

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TIL that while most people believe the white dashed lines on roads are about two feet long, they're actually ten feet long

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RAg7 TIL when Luxembourg was liberated from nazism in 1944, the returning government was so impressed with some regulations and laws concerning tax and employment the nazis had made, that it decided to simply keep them.

Go9J TIL that Stephen Colbert testified at an official congressional hearing on the state of agricultural jobs in the US, all the while staying fully in-character and making fun of congress in his speech.

rWNx TIL During the Cold War the US considered airdropping enormous condoms labeled “Medium” onto the Soviets, to demoralize them against an anatomically superior American Army.

le6a TIL that after declaring bankruptcy, Japan Airlines flight attendant uniforms were sold to the local sex industry after becoming highly sought after by fetishists.

E1Evw TIL of the Crikey steveirwini, a rare species of tree snail discovered in Australia in 2009. The discovering scientist noted its khaki appearance and decided the only appropriate name was one that would honor the late Crocodile Hunter and his signature catchphrase.