Post * KOmO9 — Curious Curator

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TIL That the company behind the "Fearless Girl" statue on Wall Street paid women and black executives less than the white men.

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l1yr TIL in 1969 a 13 year old Tanzanian schoolboy posed a question scientists still can’t answer

kJWAd TIL the folk legend adapted into a play ‘Doctor Faustus’ was loosely based on a real alchemist/magician Johann Georg Faust

GA7g TIL The Colgate toothpaste company tried to extend their brand by creating a line of frozen dinners. The idea remains today one of the worst product failures ever.

5YpBk TIL that the creators of Superman were inspired by the story of the golem, a Jewish tale about a superhuman protector made of clay created to protect the Jews of Prague from the pogroms

7p1p TIL You can buy $10,000 shredded dollars for $45 bucks, straight from the government!