Post * PYZ9E — Curious Curator

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TIL That the number zero was invented in India more than a thousand years ago

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E1k5X TIL that in most states, a "Certificate of Need" is required before a new hospital can be established. A new entrant has to prove that its services and capacity are "needed,” and existing hospitals are given a chance to argue why the entrant should be barred. This is meant to control care costs.

X01lX TIL Harrods, the famous English department store, is owned by the country of Qatar through their sovereign wealth fund.

6KvY TIL that Mel Brooks is one of twelve people to ever win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (an EGOT) and the only person to ever receive those four plus awards from the American Film Institute and the Kennedy Center

epZ6n TIL that the day before 9/11, a Canadian named Evan Kuz, visited the World Trade Center with a young woman he met. He stayed at the WTC before the observation deck was closed and was the last to go up before 9/11. He donated his stub to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in 2009.

ep6A5 TIL about the world’s most venomous plant. It can be painful and stingy for as long as 9 months!