Post * yQBVl — Curious Curator

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TIL our sun only produces 1W of power for every 5 tons of mass

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MeOeA TIL for centuries, India practiced sati, where widows were obliged to commit suicide upon their husband’s death, often by self-immolation on their funeral pyre. The British banned it in the 19th century

781GX TIL actor Robert Patrick’s scrotum was briefly visible in the original cut of Terminator 2. But for the 3D re-release his balls were removed by VFX artists.

16OGP TIL multiple U.S. companies have been caught over the years selling raccoon dog (tanuki) fur as "faux fur." Three were sued and reached settlements with the government that included no financial penalty.

awDOo TIL In 2013 a Republican Congressman from Florida was given a $350 fine and probation after buying Cocaine from an undercover cop. (The average prison sentence for possession of Cocaine is 3 years.)

16VGX TIL about Yang Jingyu: a Chinese resistance leader who fought the Japanese during WWil. Yang was encircled & killed after 5 days of fighting alone in the wild. An autopsy found only bark and grass roots in his stomach. His desecrated body was later given a proper burial due to fear of his ghost.