Post * D7jJ — Curious Curator

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TIL “Almost” is the longest word in the English language with all its letters in alphabetical order.

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KOrZG TIL that Hulk Hogan has lost 3 inches in height due to surgeries stemming from his wrestling career and the physical impact from wrestling moves. He started his career at 6'7, and over 30 years later is now 6'4

NXjb1 TIL Francis Coppola told the victim molested by his protege Victor Salva that he would be blacklisted during the post-production of Clownhouse, and then attempted to sue the 12 year old for breach of contract

nW7XP TIL the public library in Aarhus, Denmark has a 25-ft 3-ton bronze bell named 'The Gong' that rings every time a baby is born in the city. It is connected to the maternity ward in the local hospital, where mothers can press a button after giving birth to ring The Gong

d86O9 TIL that the author of Leaving Las Vegas, John O'Brien, only wrote one other thing, Rugrats' Episode 37 "Toys in the Attic". He was disgusted by the editorial changes. 2 weeks after signing the rights of the novel to be made into a movie he shot himself.

Lk5xP TIL that scientists have built a device that can scan the pattern of stripes on zebras, as if it were a bar code, in order to differentiate between them.