Post * x9v7 — Curious Curator

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TIL that there is almost no correlation between cell phone connection quality and “bars” of service.

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Aj9w TIL a man once made his own chicken sandwich completely from scratch - He grew his own crops, slaughtered a chicken and boiled ocean saltwater for sea salt. In the end it cost him over $1000 and half a year. He didn’t like the taste.

ADlGo TIL that up until 1962, women were not allowed to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner. At the urging of Helen Thomas, John F. Kennedy refused to attend until the ban was lifted. Helen Thomas was named president of the White house Correspondents' Association thirteen years later.

l7XBr TIL on 21 July 1950, An elephant called Tuffi fell 12 metres (39 ft) down from the Wuppertal Suspension Monorail into the River Wupper in West Germany

ne9lY TIL that the small city of Jericho in the West Bank holds two records: It's the oldest continuously populated city known to date (settled 9000 BC, according to archaeologists). Located near the Dead Sea, Jericho is also the city with the lowest altitude on the planet, "rising" to −258 m (−846 ft).

MW08 TIL In the UK during WWII, fish and chips were not subject to rationing because the government feared that any limit would damage morale. Winston Churchill recognised the crucial role of fish and chips, and referred to them as “good companions”.