Post * a8MRZ — Curious Curator

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TIL that Paul Thomas Anderson originally wanted the 1997 film "Boogie Nights" to be over three hours long and be rated NC-17. However the film's producers said that the film had to be either under three hours or rated R. Anderson chose the latter even though the film runs at 155 minutes.

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EvdW TIL the USSR had a televised song contest. Since few people had phones, viewers would turn their house lights ON if they liked a certain song (OFF if they didn’t). The state energy co. recorded the size of each power spike & reported the results to the station to determine points for each contestant

7xQL TIL that almost all wasabi sold in the US is just mustard and horseradish.

6D47 TIL that, in most cases, it is better to run than to walk in the rain.

Wk6Kd TIL that the insides of your cheeks are made of the same tissue as the insides of a woman's vagina.

BrrJD TIL alcohol can impact your balance years after you've been sober. Alcoholics who went sober were found to suffer from balance issues that remained for years after they kicked the habit.