Post * b9D8a — Curious Curator

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TIL the Fair Labor Standards Act was originally drafted in 1932 by Senator Hugo Black, whose proposal to require employers to adopt a thirty-hour workweek met fierce resistance (the Act later standardized the 40 hour work week)

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DLWr TIL that former Saints Safety Darren Sharper was already accused of rape in Nevada, Louisiana and Arizona when he was finally arrested for drugging and raping two women in Los Angeles. Investigators around the nation repeatedly failed to follow up on leads and test rape kits.

VBGOp TIL Pablo Escobar, the infamous Colombian drug lord, invested millions in developing Medellín's impoverished neighborhoods. He funded the construction of housing complexes, parks, football stadiums, hospitals, schools, and churches, earning him a reputation among some as "Robin Hood."

grxRX TIL The Sword of Islam was a ceremonial weapon given in 1937 to Benito Mussolini, who was pronounced as the Protector of Islam.

VQBQ TIL that NASA estimates that the value of minerals in the asteroid belt exceeds $600,000,000,000,000,000,000. Or nearly $100 billion per person alive.

d8gPd TIL That the band Radiohead was indirectly named after character actor Stephen Tobolowky