Post * 15vP — Curious Curator

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TIL that the United States has less than 5% of the world’s population, but almost a quarter of the world’s prisoners. The United States has more citizens in prison than any other country in the world.

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X0r6r TIL that in 2012 cheese was the most shoplifted item from supermarkets.

v0Z4 TIL Plasma is actually the most common phase of matter in the universe. Despite being rare on Earth… the Sun, the stars, and most interstellar matter is plasma.

OoYpX TIL "Orko" from He–Man & the Masters of the Universe was originally named "Gorpo". The cartoon company Filmation was so cheap they changed his name to "Orko" so they could flip & reuse his animation cells more efficiently. Originally he had a big "G" on him that couldn't be reversed like an "O".

j68Yv TIL that it was once believed that pulling up a Mandrake would cause you to be condemned to Hell and so animals were tied to the root instead to pull the root out of the ground

8awXb TIL In 1997 there was a contest to win an exact replica of The Simpson's house, fully furnished. The winner could keep the home or trade it for $75,000. The winner took the money. The house was stripped of its decor before being sold.