Post * 1BlX — Curious Curator

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TIL it takes 18-26 people two 8-hour days to changeover the 1,100 elements necessary for Metlife stadium go from hosting a Giants game to a Jets game

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rN60w TIL that part of the profit of the English East India Company's first expedition to the Indian Ocean came from the seizure and loot of a Portuguese galleon

Mk97 TIL the Mystery Flavor of Dum Dums lollipops is a mixture of two flavors from when end of one batch of candy meets the beginning of the next batch. So the Mystery Flavor continuously changes.

X0J0r TIL that Irving Berlin is the oldest songwriter to ever have a song they wrote reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 charts. In 1983, when Berlin was 95 years old, a version of his song Puttin' On the Ritz by the artist Taco peaked at Number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

4XxDJ TIL The largest ever study on narcissism found that Baby Boomers score higher on hypersensitivity and narcissism tests than millennials.

BBxb TIL that Comcast hands out “We’ll make it right” cards stamped with “priority assistance” codes to congressional staffers, journalists, and other influential Washingtonians who complain about their service.