Post * rN76W — Curious Curator

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TIL Michael Douglas at first refused to screen test with Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell in the film Basic Instinct (1992), but agreed to do so after 12 other actresses turned down the part. He was initially upset the relatively unknown Stone was cast, yet later said "She was perfect for the role"

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YpMxx TIL Monterey Jack was a real person, and owned the dairy that first mass-produced the cheese.

ZpXxD TIL the music video of Bombtrack (1991) by Rage Against the Machine supported Sendero Luminoso and its leader Abimael Guzman. The group sang in a cage, mimicking Guzman being filmed in a cage after being arrested

Br8jL TIL in 1972 the US Congress established the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), to provide policy-makers with a better means of understanding complex science, and the many technology concerns of the day. It was dismantled in 1995 for being biased and unnecessary.

mxKeE TIL that jail is where you stay if you did something that made you stay behind bars for less than a year and prison is for when it is for more than a year.

E10dd TIL the word for loving the smell of old books is Bibliosmia and that scientists can analyse the chemicals responsible for the old book smell to determine the books age.