Post * 1ae9W — Curious Curator

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TIL that Stephen Colbert auditioned for the role of Screech on 'Saved by the Bell.'

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JY1D8 TIL parts of Tokyo’s transit system was designed by intelligent fungus.

n6Bo TIL the United States spends $10,500 per child on education each year, and $88,000 on each child incarcerated.

1ay1D TIL The Bush UK electronics brand is still in use and is owned by Argos

l7WZK TIL that Romania has an actual tool called a "tesla"! In Romania, a tesla is a traditional woodworking tool similar to an adze, used for shaping wood. But more interestingly, there's a Romanian saying: "a-ți da cu tesla în coaie", which literally means "to hit yourself in the balls with a tesla."

Rm59 TIL Manufacture and distribution of telephone directories (Yellow Pages) produces over 1,400,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases and consumes over 600,000 tons of paper annually.