Post * gM8w7 — Curious Curator

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TIL about the "male idiot theory", where men are more likely to engage in risky behaviour without any apparent payoff.

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8aBRV TIL that the average delay of a Japanese bullet train is just 54 seconds, despite factors such as natural disasters. If the train is more than five minutes late, passengers are issued with a certificate that they can show their boss to show that they are late.

N7jaJ TIL In The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), at the end of the movie, Will Smith, who plays Chris Gardner, walks past the actual Chris Gardner whose life the movie is based on.

MBmm TIL A family outside of LA grows 6,000 lbs of food per year on 1/10th of an acre

oBvkL TIL In 1984 Anthony Tiffith robbed the chicken joint where Kenny Duckworth worked, but spared his life after taking a liking to him. Years later, Anthony would go on to found Top Dawg Ent. and unknowingly sign Duckworth's son, Kendrick Lamar, to his first record deal.

QNLKE TIL Lemmy.World allows users to have animated webp avatars and banners.