Post * BvdW — Curious Curator

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TIL The Simpsons’ “Bart prank calls Moe’s Tavern” is a reference to two guys who used to prank call a bar in Jersey City and became famous for the recordings

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v1kvR TIL the main reason as of why the modernPpaper Mario series seem to avoid their classic rpg design from the first games is because Shigeru Miyamoto doesn't want the developers of the series to "stagnate" on the classic rpg mechanics.

YppRZ TIL of the USS Higbee, the first combat ship named after a woman who served in the Navy.

5VJPR TIL that our voice has a considerable influence on how we are perceived by other people. A single spoken word is enough to obtain personality ratings that are highly consistent across independent listeners. Based on voice samples, AI can predict how a speaker tends to be perceived by other people.

YbNr TIL The Led Zeppelin song “D'yer Mak'er” is pronounced “Jamaica” in reference to the way British people say the country’s name, hence the reggae beat.

B8Qb TIL that the infamous “Iron Maiden” of the Medieval Era was never used, and was actually a fake, constituted from misappropriated Medieval bits and pieces by Victorian Curators in order to make some money.