Post * 1P5D — Curious Curator

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TIL A single cargo ship can produce as much pollution as 50 million cars. There are 90,000 cargo in use (in 2009).

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kO9aB TIL the Incas referred to their civilization as “The Four Regions”. Despite lacking a writing system, livestock, wheel technology and currency, they covered more territory than any other pre-Colombian society.

5nkk TIL that, if the U.S weren’t controlling the price, due to the dwindling supply of helium a balloon would cost over $100.

VMoy8 TIL that there used to be rat fishing tournaments in an ally behind a saloon in Baltimore. Men would rig fishing poles with traps and bait, cast them down the ally and try and catch the largest rat.

xVexb TIL that at age 35, Harrison Ford fitting a door for Francis Ford Coppola when a studio executive, testing actresses for new film, asked him to help out by reading the lines written for the male lead. The film was "Star Wars".

QJrw9 TIL that referring to a bathroom or water closet as a Crapper, stems from Thomas Crapper. Thomas was an English businessman and plumber that made significant improvements to toilet design. He held 3 toilet patents and we still use most of them today.