Post * 4A4w — Curious Curator

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TIL the Swiss will be voting on a measure in November that will limit top executives pay to no more than 12 times more than what the lowest salaried employee makes

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XEVJQ TIL there are still people that speak Aramaic, or the language actually spoken by Jesus Christ, about 500,000 speakers are left worldwide.

4xQJ TIL Benjamin Franklin once sent classified letters to American revolutionaries detailing how the British were attempting to decrease American morale by gradually suppressing basic liberties, effectively making Franklin one of the first American “whistle-blowers”.

6BlJ TIL In loud environments, people are twice as likely to comply with requests asked in their right ear rather than their left.

yEpV TIL: In the late 1960s, all plants from a specific species of bamboo sprouted flowers at the same time, despite being separated by thousands of miles. Shortly after, all the plants died. The next mass flowering is predicted to come in 2090, when the bamboo completes its 120-year cycle.

jNVvX TIL that in Labyrinth, David Bowie's crystal ball spinning was actually performed by a professional juggler Michael Moschen, who stood behind him with his arms through his cloak.