Post * NXGj8 — Curious Curator

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TIL In 2017, six Chinese officials were punished for falling asleep in a meeting about how to motivate lazy bureaucrats.

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nVMB TIL Lay’s WOW chips were recalled because they made people literally shit their pants

j6kpj TIL that over 20 detached human feet have been discovered on the coasts of the Salish Sea in the Pacific Northwest, many of which were found in sneakers, rendering the feet buoyant enough to wash up on shore, as well as limiting the degree of decomposition; one such discovery dates back to the 1800s

WkrPY TIL: Qubilah Shabazz tried to arrange the murder of Louis Farrakhan because of his responsibility in the death of her father. Malcolm X.

W76y9 TIL Henry Winkler (The Fonz) turned down the role of Danny Zuko in the movie Grease, hoping not to be typecast. The role went to John Travolta, who had played the character Doody in the stage production of Grease.

X0anR TIL that Leonardo da Vinci’s private life has sparked centuries of speculation about his sexuality, with Sigmund Freud analyzing his desires in Leonardo da Vinci, A Memory of His Childhood and Walter Isaacson suggesting he had homosexual relationships with male pupils.