Post * wL84J — Curious Curator

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TIL of the "American Hippo Bill," introduced in 1910 by Representative Robert F. Broussard, which proposed importing hippos from Africa to the bayous of Louisiana. Ideally, the hippos would eat invasive water hyacinth and Americans could integrate hippo meat into their diets.

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1aVa7 TIL slang term "going to the crapper" is attributed to Thomas Crapper, a British plumber which his company sold toilet bowls with his name stamped on them. many believe that he was the inventor of the flushing toilet. the real inventor is John Harrington, therefore the phrase "going to the John".

LQ0Qv TIL that some women used to douche with Coca-Cola after sex as a means of preventing pregnancy and that a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that Diet Coke is a more potent spermicide than regular Coke.

oyQR TIL George Lucas planned to become a professional race-car driver, however, a terrible car accident just after his high school graduation ended that dream permanently.

b9o5j TIL in Wisconsin, children are legally permitted to drink at any age, even in public, so long as a legal guardian gives the OK

4XeVX TIL that Super Mario is named after real-life businessman Mario Segale, who was renting out a warehouse to Nintendo. After Nintendo fell far behind on rent, Segale did not evict them but gave them a second chance to come up with the money. Nintendo succeeded and named their main character after him.