Post * rblx — Curious Curator

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TIL the song “Takin’ Care of Business” by BTO, a song constantly used as a soundtrack to denote hard work, is actually about doing as little work as possible.

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VB4BQ TIL that all hills on Saturn's moon, Titan, are named after Tolkien characters, all mountains are named after Tolkien mountains, and all valleys and plains are named after places in the Dune series

ye4a TIL The accent that is heard in old American movies is called the Transatlantic accent and was not indicative of the actual spoken accent of that era, but taught in boarding schools and used by actors in movies.

4X9Yo TIL How streets, roads, and avenues are different and what the names mean. Road runs between two distant points — two towns, for example. Street applies to urban roadways.

VBg10 TIL Helen Keller could tell by sniffing the air what building she was passing, when it was lunch, when it was raining & when the grass was being cut. She found the smells of New York City--crowds of people & traffic--as oppressive

GAow4 TIL American TV show Bait Car unintentionally helped a car thief dismiss his charges. Cameras caught the arresting officer say "You watch TV. You know your rights and all that?” instead of properly reading the thief's Miranda rights, leading to evidence becoming unusable.