Post * 5Orn — Curious Curator

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TIL Brian Eno (U2, David Bowie, Coldplay) composed the start up sound for Windows 95

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awKQM Today I learned New Zealand built one of the worst tanks in history. It was made with metal roofing, had no cannon, was un-used in combat and was publicly ridiculed, even in New Zealand.

Md4A TIL Costco sells approximately 100 million hot dogs a year in their food court – over four times the number sold in all Major League Baseball stadiums combined.

Me1Xm TIL The product that became Nutella was created by Pietro Ferrero. He decided to try and create a cheaper alternative to chocolate, which, due to the Second World War, was in short supply. It was made by combining hazelnuts, which were easily available locally, and a little cocoa.

ODw4 TIL that the actor that played Krusty’s dad in the Simpsons episode “Like Father, Like Clown”, comedian Jackie Mason, actually came from a family of Rabbi’s but instead chose comedy, just like Krusty’s character in the episode does

pXm4 TIL The Middle East is experiencing its worst drought in 900 years