Post * 6avw — Curious Curator

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TIL Steven Spielberg took no profits from making Schindler’s List, and used all of the them to create the Shoah Foundation. He even referred to the profits as “blood money.”

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wKvE TIL in 2002 a car was reported running off the road in Surrey, England by multiple witnesses. Police arrive and found no signs of a crash. After a careful search the car and driver were finally found but it was determined the accident occurred 5 months earlier.

kar7 TIL that one man had the world’s oldest living cat, 38 years old, and another that lived to be 34. It has been suggested that their longevity may be attributable to an unusual diet of bacon and eggs, asparagus, and broccoli

QNVM9 TIL that in Australia, the phrase "doing a Bradbury" means achieving an unexpected or unusual success. The phrase references Steven Bradbury, a short-track speed skater, that won a gold medal in the Winter Olympics from last place, after the entire field ahead of him crashed out on the final corner

rwrM TIL there is a single ATM in Antarctica, operated by Wells Fargo Bank. It takes Wells Fargo ten months to prepare to service its ATM, and the employee sent must undergo a psychological evaluation in case they are stranded in Antarctica when flights are cancelled for the season.

xVQ5 TIL Liza Minnelli accepted the role of “Lucille 2” in ‘Arrested Development’ only because it was Ron Howard who had asked her personally; Liza Minnelli babysat Ron Howard when he was a little kid.