Post * R7dmQ — Curious Curator

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TIL That 4% of Japan's GDP is generated by Pachinko gambling. The revenue Japan collected from these machines was more than Last Vegas and Macau Combined

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nWknB TIL Houston's JPMorgan Chase Tower was originally planned for 80 floors tall, but it was shortened at the order of the Federal Aviation Administration who declared anything taller than 75 floors in downtown Houston would be a hazard to air navigation

ANOZw TIL that in 2017 scientists discovered a new shark species in the depths of the ocean - and it glows

jopN TIL during the filming of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee was a guest on set and Gregory Peck noticed her crying after the first scene was shot. She explained that he looked just like her late father, right down to his pot belly. He replied, “That’s not a pot belly, Harper, that’s great acting.”

5Y0x8 TIL that in Chiloe, an island in the south of Chile, there's a tradition called "minga" where the locals help each other to relocate their houses by dragging them through the sea with boats.

rNBM0 TIL that in WW1, the British Army would allow groups of friends to volunteer together and let them serve in the same units in return. As a result, casualties to these "Pals batallions" would wreak havoc to entire communities in Britain.