Post * QJpWp — Curious Curator

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TIL that people in Japan have the "sub vs dub" argument over King of the Hill.

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rRbX1 TIL that kids can hear sounds that adults can't

grwND TIL that personal ovens were generally outlawed in medieval France, and commoners were compelled to use communal ovens, for a fee, to bake things like bread.

JL0l TIL when volunteers providing food to elderly and poor people through the Meals on Wheels program began to notice that people were sharing their limited food with their pets, an organization called AniMeals was developed to feed their pets as well.

0wNEA TIL Starbucks wasted millions of litres of water by letting their taps run all day and banning their employees from turning taps off

4XyZg TIL that at Ford's Theatre a portrait of George Washington is hung on the box where President Abraham Lincoln was shot. At the time, there was no official presidential seal or symbol, so owner John T. Ford hung the portrait there, as a symbol of the office.