Post * WZ0A — Curious Curator

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TIL the term ‘second’ is in reference to the second division of 60 of an hour. The first 1/60th are called minutes and the second 1/60th are called seconds, hence the name 'seconds’.

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16Qd8 TIL when Henry Ford's River Rouge factory became fully operational in 1928, it consumed as much water per day as the cities of Detroit, Cincinnati, and New Orleans combined.

OGQa TIL That there is a Vegetarian who Tattoos Live Pigs, in the name of Art.

5Vnen TIL that New Zealand author Janet Frame was falsely diagnosed as schizophrenic and was scheduled to be lobotomised. Several days before the operation, she won New Zealand's most prestigious literary prize, convincing doctors to cancel the procedure.

DQNvr TIL Ubisoft released a series of games for the Nintendo DS and Wii called "My Coach", meant to "developing projects that make people feel that playing games is worth their while, learn a new skill or improve their daily lives", according to the series producer Pauline Jacquey.

woJvY TIL of the Comuta-Car, an electric vehicle built in the 1970s that had a max speed of around 40 mph and a range of 40 miles (64 km). Starting in 1982, some kits may have been sold for people to build the cars at home.