Post * xaBD — Curious Curator

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TIL a Massachusetts court ruled that a sandwich must contain two slices of bread, thus legally barring tacos, burritos, and quesadillas from being called “sandwiches.”

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GkDN TIL that nearly 3% of American films in the 1960’s contained scenes involving quicksand

l7eWK TIL that the scientific name for the western lowland gorilla is Gorilla gorilla gorilla, which is a subspecies of the western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla

EgPGo TIL Andrew Johnson did not master reading, grammar, or math until he met his wife at 17. The only other President with so little formal education was Abraham Lincoln. However Lincoln is esteemed as America's greatest President, while Johnson, his successor, is ranked as one of the worst

oMRr TIL that when Perdue Pharmaceuticals made OxyContin crush/melt/tamper resistant in 2010 prescriptions fell 20% nationwide and heroin ODs rose 20%

yQnRl TIL Millennium '73, a festival at the Houston Astrodome organized by the followers of 15-year-old guru Maharaj Ji, was promoted as "the most significant event in human history which would usher in a thousand years of peace." It featured big-band music and drew between 10,000 and 35,000 attendees.