Post * wok5P — Curious Curator

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TIL "magic mushrooms" are legal in Colorado and Oregon

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vjvB TIL That Archimedes developed an anti-ship weapon called the Claw of Archimedes. It lifted a ship by the prow then dropped it, often causing the vessel to capsize or at least severely damaging it.

6ERL8 TIL that The Sateré-Mawé tribe of Brazil have a ritual where they subject themselves to the sting of over 120 bullet ants, which have a sting 30 times more painful than that of a wasp.

aww1y TIL George Lucas made sure R2D2 saves the day at least once in every Star Wars movie (Episodes 1-6)

MeYAA TIL In Japan, you're guilty until proven guilty.

9YbMM TIL The origin of "cash is king" is not clear. It was used in 1988, after the global stock market crash in 1987, by Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, who at the time was Chief Executive Officer of Swedish car group Volvo. It was widely used during the global financial crisis, which started in the fall of 2008