Post * P1XmL — Curious Curator

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TIL that Neo’s part in "The Matrix" was offered to Will Smith, but he declined it in favor of playing the lead in Wild Wild West. As opposed to The Matrix, which became a cult favorite, Wild Wild West was a critical and financial failure.

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epgnL TIL there is a Japanese island where cats outnumber humans. Historically, residents raised silkworms and kept cats to protect them from mice. Over time, the cat population grew, and locals came to believe that feeding cats brings good fortune. The island even features a cat shrine.

R5mnQ TIL that in order to circumvent speaking limits designed to prevent filibustering, a Canadian politician introduced a bill that named every body of water in Ontario in its title.

loPEa TIL of "Shifting Baseline Syndrome." This is when significant systemic changes occur over time in a way that makes them extremely difficult for humans to perceive. 'New normals' are established which are experienced as though little to no change has taken place.

evM4 TIL that in 1976 a Japanese ultranationalist porn actor died after flying a plane into the house of a yakuza don to punish him for accepting millions of dollars in bribes from Lockheed & betraying the samurai code

GYaDJ TIL about Vaslav Nijinsky – who has been cited as the greatest dancer of the 20th century. He was a controversial character in Russia who pushed the boundaries of what was permissible in ballet, including references to homosexuality and masturbation.