Post * 7EMZ — Curious Curator

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TIL in a deleted scene from The Truman Show (1998), the show’s director described a plan to have a female actress seduce Truman into conceiving a child on air, then they’d create a parallel show to follow that child’s life.

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rRN10 TIL that in the XIX century there was a major social movement to limit the working time to 8 hours a day, or 40 hours a week

x6kGb TIL there’s a kind of hummingbird called a shining sunbeam

v1rjR TIL that despite no longer possessing any territory, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (founded in 1099) is considered to be a sovereign entity under international law. They maintain relations with over 100 countries, had their own air force until the 1950s, and are recognized by the UN.

7r19x TIL Volkswagen was funded by the Nazi trades union organisation. (Deutsche Arbeitsfront)

6EVNX TIL that Harry Truman’s official memorial isn’t a physical one like the Lincoln Memorial, but rather is a federal scholarship for grad school worth $30,000 that’s given out to college juniors interested in public service.