Post * Dd4P — Curious Curator

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TIL Teachers in NYC are so difficult to fire that when deemed unfit to teach they are often placed in rubber rooms where they serve the same hours they had working in schools.

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6Ega8 TIL originally built as only a hunting lodge for King Francois I, Chateau de Chambord contains 440 rooms and 365 fireplaces. It is so large that the Loire was rumored to be diverted to make room.

9YEY6 TIL 69 year ago on April 20th, Danny DeVito's favorite movie "Miracle in Milan" by Vittorio De Sica, was awarded with the Grand Prize at the Cannes Festival.

6987J TIL that on February 25th 1919, Oregon became the first state in the United States to implement a gas tax of 1 penny per gallon to fund road construction and maintenance.

16kmX TIL that the Olympic Games used to be sponsored by and partnered with Tobacco companies

EgdrP TIL NFL RB Maurice Jones-Drew choose the number 32 for his jersey because he was passed over by all 32 NFL in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft. (This was due to his relatively small size/height)