Post * mgWO — Curious Curator

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TIL the name “scotch tape” came about because of the stereotype of Scots being cheap and there was little adhesive on the original product

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kJ7R7 TIL that Wells Fargo's stagecoach is not an advertising gimmick. It began in 1852 as both a bank and shipping company for the new US state of California. Wells Fargo owned stagecoach lines, carried mail, and operated part of the Pony Express.

5YMQ8 TIL The first computers in the White House were installed by Jimmy Carter's administration. In 1978, the West Wing was equipped with a Hewlett Packard 3000. By the end of Carter's term, the White House had purchased its first laser printer

1aja7 TIL that male bovines are called “bulls,” until they’re castrated-then they’re called “steers.” Female bovines are called “heifers” until they have a calf, then they’re known as “cows.”

p8NGe TIL of the anthropic principle: the idea that any data we collect about the universe is filtered by the fact that, in order for it to be observable in the first place, it must be compatible with the conscious thinking life that observes it. We see, only because we are in a universe that can be seen.

6g7X TIL that because sounds in the minor key can make us sad & ones in the major key can make us happy, prolonged ambient noises in our surroundings [A/C motor, fridge running, dial-tones, beeps, etc] can actually have an effect on our moods.