Post * 15VO — Curious Curator

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TIL that R2-D2 was named when George Lucas was dozing off while working on the Star Wars script. The sound editor asked for “Reel 2, Dialog Track 2,” and Lucas awoke momentarily and stated that it was a “great name.”

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P1YWZ TIL about Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, an Dutch Button salesman who in 17th Century managed to build an eyeglass 10 times more powerful than the best Microscope of the day and discovered millions of bacteria present in single drop of water He is sometimes knows as father of Microbiology

mxr7E TIL Nataliya Dmytruk, a Ukranian sign language interpreter, refused to translate false election results on live TV, signing "our President is Viktor Yushchenko. Do not trust the results...they are all lies". Leading to national protests invalidating the election & aiding the Orange Revolution

R774Q TIL That Rheas (large South American birds related to the Ostrich) are loose in Germany and have established a stable population

OK8g TIL there was a man who fought for Finland, the Nazis, and the US Army Special Forces, escaped a POW camp, was pardoned by the President of Finland, earned a Bronze Star and Five Purple Hearts, and disappeared in 1965, only to have his remains confirmed in 1999.

Z8anQ TIL in the original Super Mario Bros. the inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom were turned into the bricks and blocks that you find throughout the levels. When Mario breaks the blocks he's effectively destroying the innocent civilians and taking the coins from the remains.