Post * e0ylD — Curious Curator

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TIL in 1911 there was a baseball team made up of death row inmates who had been told that as long as they kept wining games, their executions would be delayed.

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mxJrP TIL the world isn’t getting worse entirely. The world has greater access to water, electricity, and food, and female education has increased from 65% to 90% from 1970 to 2015. It’s difficult to feel positive in the world sometimes. This cheered me up a little.

epB5D TIL about a study that measured a sample of teaspoons and tablespoons. Because the sample varied so much in capacity, the study concluded that teaspoons and tablespoons seem to be unreliable for administering medication doses.

rlK1 TIL that Bernard Waldman flew on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima to record the explosion, but he forgot to open the camera shutter and therefore recorded nothing.

4Kb TIL Fox News Corporation discussed the possibility of creating a cable channel that would only air the Simpsons.

jPEX TIL that to pass the “Bechdel test”, a movie must have 1) at least two named women 2) who talk to each other 3) about something other than a man. So far, only 3807 movies have passed.