Post * 0pDM — Curious Curator

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TIL that the word ‘fortnight’ is just a contraction of 'fourteen nights’

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xjo TIL that the word ‘quite’ means 'very’ in American English, but means 'fairly’ in British English.

6eMY TIL that in 1978, the engineer of Citicorp Center, one of the 10 tallest buildings in NYC, discovered a fatal flaw in the building’s structure. A massive, secretive plan, was set in motion to correct the flaw before the building toppled over and killed thousands.

b6g54 TIL Space Jam almost got a sequel titled “Skate Jam”, starring Tony Hawk, but was cancelled due to the poor performance of the 2003 “Looney Tunes” movie

xgnk TIL that in “Titanic” Jack Dawson claims to have gone ice fishing in Wissota Lake which is a man-made lake and wasn’t formed until 5 years after the Titanic sunk

ao8M TIL that in the 18th century, to ‘break a leg’ was a euphemism for a woman having an illegitimate child