Post * 9YGdB — Curious Curator

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TIL that Betty White was the first woman to produce a national TV show, and the first woman to receive an Emmy nomination.

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7rNkp TIL that when David Lynch signed up for Dune (1984) he agreed to direct and write the screenplay, though he had not read the book, known the story, or even been interested in science fiction. Lynch worked on the script for six months yielding two drafts & subsequently worked on five more drafts

1PxV TIL threatening the President of the United States is a class E felony under United States CodeTitle 18, Section 871. The offense is punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a $250,000 maximum fine, a $100 special assessment, and 3 years of supervised release and some internet restrictions

78Ro7 TIL that in order to fulfill his record contract, singer Andrew Eldritch released one album as the band SSV-NSMABAAOTWMODAACOTIATW, said to stand for "Screw Shareholder Value – Not So Much a Band as Another Opportunity to Waste Money on Drugs and Ammunition Courtesy of the Idiots at Time Warner".

nWEpr TIL, from March to July in 2018, an arctic fox was tracked walking 4,350 km across the sea ice from Norway to Greenway to Canada averaging 47 km per day, eventually settling on Ellesmere Island. It provided evidence on how arctic species remain connected even when scattered across islands.

nW8NW TIL, at first, Andrew Johnson wanted the Confederate leadership to be tried for treason, but Ulysses S. Grant threatened to resign and Johnson backed down.