Post * R5DZ6 — Curious Curator

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TIL why Neal's wife in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" was so emotional at the end of the movie. An entire subplot had been cut from the film in which she believed Neal was having an affair and that Del was a woman. When Del and Neal arrived, she realized Del was a man and Neal had been truthful.

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rRoee TIL: British pub names are derived from the picture chosen for the pub. Back in the old days most of their customers were illiterate and could only recognise a pub by its picture.

epeDk TIL Rolex is a non-profit organization that isn’t required to disclose earnings or pay taxes 😏

9LJX TIL that a Harvard School of Public Health study found that people who smoke weed tend to have lower levels of insulin, better cholesterol, and smaller waist circumferences than people who don’t smoke weed even after adjusting for things like age, race, alcohol or tobacco use, and activity levels.

0dMKL TIL the USA isn't the only country in the world

4xBg TIL that the Great Stork Derby was a contest held in Toronto from 1926-1936, in which women competed to produce the most babies in order to win $750K as stipulated in the will of a wealthy lawyer. The prize ended up being split among four women who each had 9 babies.