Post * loVM7 — Curious Curator

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TIL Grant Imahara designed and built a robot for the Late Late show with Craig Fergusen:

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OobeX TIL for the film Cape Fear, Robert De Niro reportedly took his body fat down to 4%. De Niro also paid a doctor $5,000 to grind down his teeth for the role to give the character 'Max Cady' a more menacing look, later paying $20,000 to have his teeth restored after the film production was over.

pXjb TIL Rogue Waves appear without warning and are extremely huge(ex. 65 feet high) and dangerous. Rogue waves are often steep(cliff like) with very deep troughs. A widely reported phenomenon among sailors for centuries but only recently(30ish years) documented and witnessed with measurable equipment.

78ZZZ TIL in South Vietnam during the Buddhist crisis, a hugely oversized carp was found in a small pond. It was believed to be a reincarnation of one of Buddha's disciples, and the Catholic government ordered it mined and machine gunned, which it survived. This catapulted the fish's fame to new heights

GwgJ TIL that Ryan Adams, was once requested to play “Summer of 69” at a concert. Ryan then ordered the lights turned on, found the fan who made the joke request, paid him $30 cash as a refund for the show, ordered him to leave, and said he wouldn’t play another note until he’d gone.

nKW7 TIL that the Prague astronomical clock, the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still working, is celebrating its 605. Year Today.