Post * ne58r — Curious Curator

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TIL Kanye West had an autobiographical project and wanted Danny McBride to play him in it

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E1ROw TIL The Russian settlement of Shakhtyorsky was abolished due to it no longer being considered economically viable to continue mining in the area. The Russian government guaranteed funds to transport non-working pensioners and the unemployed in liquidated settlements to other parts of Russia

mxKxp TIL that in 2018 scientists analyzed 1145 blowjob videos and used deep learning to create a nuanced, non-repetitive AI sex toy to give a realistic blowjob.

kOvGe TIL Instagram started as a Whiskey meetup app. After analyzing how people used it, they relaunched it as Instagram, and sold it for $1bn two years later

mNoE TIL in feudal Japan, merchants were the lowest class because unlike farmers and artisans, they don’t actually produce anything

grEPW TIL of Dennis Fitch, a pilot who studied the crash of Japan Flight 123 to see if he could have flown the doomed aircraft. Years later, Fitch was a passenger on a plane that also lost hydraulic power. Fitch offered to assist the pilots who miraculously managed to crash land, saving 100+ passengers.