Post * d07Z — Curious Curator

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TIL Gouda accounts for 50 to 60 percent of the world’s cheese consumption.

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v1Dvj TIL that the "Jonny Quest" (1964) theme was written by the composer Hoyt Curtin to be impossible for the Trombonists to play correctly, after getting ribbing from his Trombone section about writing music that was too easy to play.

lae1 TIL that there is a movement advocating for the states to use their rights in Article V of the constitution to call upon a convention of states. These conventions can effectively amend the constitution without any congressional and federal approval.

WPRN TIL: When the wife of industrialist James Couzens asked for a pearl box, he donated the equivalent to $14M to the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. In her empty box was a note saying, “Your new pearls will be all the children who are eventually treated there”.

rNBoW TIL of the earlier War In Vietnam which was a success for Western forces. Combined British, Japanese and French forces defeated Ho Chi Minh, with the well experienced British forces having particular success.

4k6e6 TIL that in 1944, the US federal government slapped a heavy 30% tax on all food-serving venues (such as clubs) that featured dancing, leading to the downfall of swing music and dancing in America. It would not be repealed until the 1960s (though it was reduced a few years after implementation).