Post * yQL1V — Curious Curator

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TIL that Morse Code is neither morse nor a code. It's a cipher, and the version we use/refer to was made by Morse's colleague Alfred Vail.

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Yp59Z TIL the average toll to cross the Panama Canal is around $54,000.

Me1PK TIL that Irene Triplett is the sole surviving person receiving a Civil War pension from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Irene's father, Mose Triplett, was born in 1846, managed to fight on both sides of the Civil War, and was 83 when Irene was born.

8AJL TIL that many incredients in lip balms – phenol, camphor, eucalyptus, menthol, peppermint and spearmint – are skin irritants or drying agents, which provide short term relief but end up making your lips worse in the long run, thus encouraging you to use more lip balm.

gyZ4 TIL that Scrappy-Doo, widely considered to be one of the most hated characters in fiction, has not appeared in an animated Scooby-Doo production since 1988 due to audience backlash.

XKmX TIL of the Chrysler Air-raid Siren. It was powered by a 331CI Hemi engine that made 180HP. It’s six horns were 3ft long, had an output of 138dB, and could be heard up to 25 miles away. It produced the loudest sound ever achieved by an air raid siren.