Post * wOrE — Curious Curator

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TIL that despite moving at only 6.5 feet per minute on land, sloths are actually quite competent swimmers, and move 3 times faster in the water. They can even hold their breath for up to 40 minutes.

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Pm8G TIL Jonah Hill did not actually eat a goldfish during “The Wolf of Wall Street.” PETA had three “goldfish handlers” on set who ensured the goldfish’s safety.

bk7Q TIL there was a custom in ancient Babylon compelling all women at least once in their lives to go to the temple of Aphrodite and have sex with a stranger.

QJnNk TIL that after losing a bet in 2009, a man had his name legally changed to "Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova." It took five years, but the name was finally approved. All 99 characters of his new name are on his official documents.

bgj TIL: There was a wrestler named The Final Solution. The WCW claimed they had no idea that Hitler used that term for the Holocaust.

xVOyg TIL About the diving horses of Atlantic City. From the mid 1880's until 1978! the (mostly female) riders would ride their horse up a ramp some 60 ft high to plummet into a small pool.