Post * oR8p8 — Curious Curator

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TIL that the famous Golden Arches used by McDonald’s originated in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1953. This location was also McDonald’s first franchise.

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aGN TIL Howard Tracy Hall created the first synthetic diamond in the ‘50s. He worked for GE, who made a fortune off his work. They rewarded him with a $10 bond.

d8EZQ TIL that filming for the movie Gone Girl was shut down for 4 days because Ben Affleck, a Boston Red Sox fan, refused to wear a New York Yankees cap for one scene. The director and Affleck eventually agreed on a New York Mets hat instead.

QJZvE TIL that people think of Vikings as big brutes but most were small because of malnutrition and when they would attack they would use their speed not their strength.

9Ynp TIL that when two Japanese pole vaulters tied for silver in the 1936 Olympics, and one was awarded the bronze, they had their medals split in half back home, and got them fused as half-silver and half-bronze in a showing of friendship.

6kXZ TIL Mexican drug cartels reap $19 billion to $29 billion from U.S. drug sales alone.