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In 2007, after one of their gorillas, Bokito, escaped and attacked a women who stared at him everyday, the Rotterdam Zoo started handing out glasses that tricked the gorillas into thinking that zoo goers weren’t staring at them
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• In 2007, after one of their gorillas, Bokito, escaped and attacked a women who stared at him everyday, the Rotterdam Zoo started handing out glasses that tricked the gorillas into thinking that zoo goers weren’t staring at them
r/Damnthatsinteresting - In 2007, after one of their gorillas, Bokito, escaped and attacked a women who stared at him everyday, the Rotterdam Zoo started handing out glasses that tricked the gorillas into thinking that zoo goers weren’t staring at them
TIL that during the Black Dahlia case The Los Angeles Examiner (owned by Hearst) scooped the victim's personal details by lying to her mother, saying her daughter had won a beauty contest rather than been murdered.
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LPT: Try carwash sponges instead of waterballoons for water games.
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LPT: Try carwash sponges instead of waterballoons for water games.

With warmer months coming up soon, here's a tip for a fun way to stay cool. I've run games for many summer programs, including water games, and I've hated trying to use waterballoons. They take a ton of time to prep and clean up, and they run out very quickly. So I looked for another option and ended up trying carwash sponges from Walmart and they worked great. Cut the sponges in half and soak them in a bucket or tub of water. Each sponge half will be good for hundreds of throws, they don't hurt at all when you get hit with one, and they're easy to refill quickly. They work great for dodgeball games.

EDIT:

  1. I run sponge games on a grass field. I realize playing on dirt or gravel areas would be an issue, so just try to be smart about where you play.

  2. I'm aware of silicone waterballoons, but sponges do have an advantage over those. The sponges I've been using can easily hold enough water for 2-3 throws and still make a splash.

TIL that cars must have at least three-quarters of a tank in order to leave Singapore, in order to stop them from buying cheaper gas in Malaysia and circumventing Singapore's gas tax
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I accidentally left a red envelope in my jacket pocket, and put it in the laundry. Now my ten dollar bill is red.
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Aww, cripes. I didn't know I'd have to write a description. How many words is that so far, like a hundred? Soooo, yeah. Mildly interesting stuff. Stuff that interests you. Mildly. It's in the name, ffs.

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• I accidentally left a red envelope in my jacket pocket, and put it in the laundry. Now my ten dollar bill is red.
r/mildlyinteresting - I accidentally left a red envelope in my jacket pocket, and put it in the laundry. Now my ten dollar bill is red.
On September 19, 1991, while hiking in the Ötztal Valley in the Alps, German hikers Erika and Helmut Simon stumbled upon a remarkably preserved mummy, later named Ötzi, which had been encased in ice for over 5,300 years
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On September 19, 1991, while hiking in the Ötztal Valley in the Alps, German hikers Erika and Helmut Simon stumbled upon a remarkably preserved mummy, later named Ötzi, which had been encased in ice for over 5,300 years
r/interestingasfuck - On September 19, 1991, while hiking in the Ötztal Valley in the Alps, German hikers Erika and Helmut Simon stumbled upon a remarkably preserved mummy, later named Ötzi, which had been encased in ice for over 5,300 years
Footage taken inside a Japanese execution chamber. In Japan, death row inmates aren’t told their execution date, they find out on the day. Hanging has been Japan's sole execution method for around a century-and-a-half. Convicts are led to the gallows blindfolded...
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Footage taken inside a Japanese execution chamber. In Japan, death row inmates aren’t told their execution date, they find out on the day. Hanging has been Japan's sole execution method for around a century-and-a-half. Convicts are led to the gallows blindfolded...
Your shadow is a confirmation that light has traveled nearly 93 million miles unobstructed, only to be deprived of reaching the ground in the final few feet thanks to you
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Your shadow is a confirmation that light has traveled nearly 93 million miles unobstructed, only to be deprived of reaching the ground in the final few feet thanks to you
The love chair was a device created by a French furniture manufacturer to allow the British King Edward VII to have sex with two women simultaneously while protecting them from being crushed by his weight.The one in the second picture is a replica from the Sex Machines Museum in Prague.
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• The love chair was a device created by a French furniture manufacturer to allow the British King Edward VII to have sex with two women simultaneously while protecting them from being crushed by his weight.The one in the second picture is a replica from the Sex Machines Museum in Prague.
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