Post * a77N — Curious Curator

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TIL that starting December 13th commercials cannot be louder than the show.

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yV9BM TIL It happened 3 times in history that a director won Best Director at the Oscars two years in a row. More interestingly, in each of these 3 occurances, one of the director's films also won Best Picture.

vPXL4 TIL that Stephen Hawking was the coxswain on his university rowing team. He was known for risky maneuvers that often left his boats damaged.

0wA9v TIL Aristotle believed the universe had existed forever. Something eternal is more perfect than something created. He suggested the reason we see progress was that floods, or other natural disasters, had repeatedly set civilization back to the beginning

157r TIL- in Minnesota it is against the law to sell an American flag that is not made in the U.S.

Lk8N9 TIL that Pangolins walk on two legs, and use their tail as a counterbalance to keep them upright. They’re also able to close their noses and ears to keep ants out when they’re eating.