Post * e0KMn — Curious Curator

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TIL that broccoli is a human innovation and a man-made food, being a result of the selective breeding of wild cabbage plants started around the 6th century BC

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E1ka0 TIL there is a city in New Mexico, USA called 'Truth or Consequences'

x66lw TIL since the 1940s, the US government sends special planes into the eyes of hurricanes to track their path. They fly through them, continuously, for the duration of the storm. The data collected from the plane is the only way to precisely locate the eye of the storm. It’s called fixing the eye.

gMXr9 TIL in 1977, the Mego Corporation decided to pass on the license for creating Star Wars action figures, unimpressed with the movie. Kenner/Hasbro subsequently took it, and since then has grossed over 6 billion dollars from the figures alone

69Bal TIL People throw €1.5 million in coins into the Trevi Fountain each year.

0Eo5 TIL that “Our Gang” (a/k/a “The Little Rascals”) prominently put boys, girls, whites and blacks together as equals, something that had never been done before in cinema. Ernie Morrison (“Sunshine Sammy”) was the first African-American actor signed to a long-term contract in Hollywood history.