Post * J1nY4 — Curious Curator

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TIL that A widely watched Recession Indicator is the yield curve inversion, signifying economic concern when short-term interest rates surpass long-term rates. While historically associated with recessions, it's not infallible.

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gMv7A TIL that the Japanese used houseflies coated in a bacterial slurry to spread cholera in China and kill an estimated 410,000 people during WWII.

dDr48 TIL Miley Cyrus was born with supraventricular tachycardia, a condition causing an abnormal resting heart rate.

GYMbj TIL that Debbie Reynolds (19) had to kiss Gene Kelly (40) on the set of Singin’ in the Rain (1952). He jammed his tongue down her throat, which she had never expected or even heard of. Disgusted and outraged, she gagged, shrieked, and ran crying all the way back to her dressing room.

KOXX6 TIL once, to treat an ear ache, a nurse administered ear drops to a patient's rectum, because the doctor had abbreviated "right ear" to "R ear". Neither patient nor nurse questioned why the ear drops should go there.

J1Z91 TIL Einstein bequeathed his likeness to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. They raise over $1m a year on average by licencing his likeness.