Post * MYxa — Curious Curator

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TIL Goldman Sachs complained to Microsoft that Word always autocorrected “Goldman Sachs” to “Goddamn Sachs”

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7r7jr TIL a study done in 2020 found Americans are the unhappiest they have been in nearly 50 years. Only 14% of American adults say they're happy, down from 31% in 2018.

Ajbo TIL in film-making that ‘wrap’, referring to the completion of film-shooting, is actually an abbreviation for 'Wind, Reel, And Print’ and an entirely-completed film is termed 'in the can’. The terms came from the early days of filming.

R7BdQ TIL of The Guardian Angels. A grouped formed in 1979 to combat violence in the NYC subway system. Trained in patrol & citizens arrest, members are told if other citizens' lives are endangered, they are allowed to do whatever is lawful and necessary. They can be spotted by their signature red beret.

rRy4 TIL In 1939, Hitler’s nephew wrote an article called “Why I Hate My Uncle.” He came to the U.S., served in the Navy, and settled on Long Island.

QNDy6 TIL only about 3,000 copies of Moby-Dick were sold during author Herman Melville's lifetime. It wasn't until the 1920s that literary critics began to identify the book as a great work of American literature.