Post * wn46 — Curious Curator

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TIL that there was a 41 year old swedish man whose christmas tradition was to travel to a city 107 miles away from his, to then put his penis inside other peoples mail drop and yell “come and smell on a christmas sausage”

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GAy4j TIL the peace sign is also known as "the V sign" in some of the British commonwealth nations, and has various meanings based on how its presented. When displayed with the palm inward toward the signer, it can be an offensive gesture similar to showing the middle finger, dating back to at least 1900.

XE4Ej TIL that when Sultan Mohammed V of Morocco was commanded to round up all Moroccan Jews for relocation to Nazi concentration camps, he said "There are no Jews in Morocco. There are only Moroccan subjects." Not a single Moroccan Jew was deported or killed during WWII.

xV1JD TIL a lawyer was hired for a traffic case. Instead of sitting his client at the witness table, he dressed another lawyer to look like the client. When the only witness (a policeman) was asked to point to the defendant in the room he pointed to the fake client. The real defendant was found not guilty

4kLjo TIL Porphyrios, the name given to a large whale that harassed and sank ships in the waters near Constantinople in the sixth century, loosely translates to "Purple boy".

16OgV TIL the Hass Avocado, which accounts for more than 80% of US avocado crop, was patented in 1935 after an accidental seedling grew fruit that Hass' children liked and brought to his attention.