Post * ndo7 — Curious Curator

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TIL Mark Zuckerberg ate meat only from the animals he killed, as a personal challenge to himself for 2011

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X7k8 TIL that while writing for SNL, Larry David quit mid season, only to come back a few days later as if nothing happened, inspiring the plot for a Seinfeld episode.

x67ao TIL about the 2001 Firestone Firehawk 600, the only race in the history of the CART series ever to be cancelled for safety reasons after multiple drivers nearly fainted in practice from sustained high G-forces from racing at over 230 miles per hour.

N79n6 TIL the US provided Laos with funds and concrete to expand an airport which could serve as a base for US fighter jets during the Vietnam War. But as the funds and concrete arrived before any contract was signed, Laos decided instead to build a memorial to soldiers who died in World War II.

b9gvQ TIL nuclear mushroom sights from the Nevada Test Site, visible from Las Vegas, were one of the city's tourist attractions.

WGL TIL that the role of “Bubba” in the movie Forrest Gump was intended for Dave Chappelle. Chappelle turned down the role, claiming it was too “racially demeaning”. He later regretted his decision.