Post * pMgO — Curious Curator

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TIL In the 1820s, the biggest department of the US Government, even outnumbering war personnel, was the Post Office.

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wopJE TIL commercial mayonnaise doesn’t need to be refrigerated. My mind is blown

JYWBm TIL that Danny Boyle relied mostly on the honesty of his volunteer cast to "save the surprise" of the London 2012 opening ceremony

wx81 TIL that when the pineapple was first introduced to England in the 1600’s they costed around $6000USD (~5000 pounds) each

yryJ TIL for the Star Wars: Episode V, Lucas paid a fine and resigned from the Directors Guild rather than obey its demand that he begin with conventional opening credits.

OXn1 TIL Singapore’s Founding Father, Lee Kuan Yew, considered air-conditioning one of the most important inventions in history. “It changed the nature of civilization by making development possible in the tropics. Without air conditioning you can work only in the cool early-morning hours or at dusk.”