Post * 8e9gP — Curious Curator

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TIL The founder of Sony hired an outspoken critic of their products so they could make better products. 20 years later, he became the president of Sony

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VMkOQ TIL that the man who created Fu Manchu, Sax Rohmer, had virtually no knowledge of Chinese culture and created the character because he asked a ouija board how to make a fortune and it spelled out CHINAMAN.

1D8P TIL that the Hindu religion states that science only offers a limited view of reality, but all it offers is right and correct, meaning that the religion by it’s nature cannot contradict science, leading to the the majority of even highly religious Hindus accepting evolution as fact.

ADRXl TIL there’s a federal law requiring all vodkas be distilled in such a manner that ensures they pretty much all taste the same (without distinctive character, aroma, taste or color). NPR facilitated a lab study that proved there are no discernible taste differences in cheap vodka vs Grey Goose.

Oo0xa TIL that, in the original Cinderella, the Fairy Godmother is in fact a cynical device to show that while you may have intelligence, grace and charm, you will never succeed without the right connections

x6JE5 TIL that the Thai monarchy hasn't always been so powerful. From 1935 to 1957 Thailand was virtually a republic. The king was restored during the Cold War as the figurehead of an anticommunist military dictatorship.