Post * v1PX4 — Curious Curator

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TIL antidisestablishmentarianism isn't actually in the dictionary

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OGEOR TIL over 30 years ago, Paul McCartney agreed to be in an episode of the Simpsons in part if the producers met his demand that Lisa Simpson becoming a vegetarian would be a permanent part of the series moving forward. They agreed and Lisa met Paul and Linda on Apu’s rooftop garden, in the shade.

VBnpD TIL the biohazard symbol didn't symbolize or refer to anything originally. It's simply a shape that was picked as being symmetrical, hard to mistake, and easy to remember

BrDwW TIL When Caesers Palace opened on Aug 5, 1966, the ceremony cost $1MM dollars. The cost included "the largest order of Ukrainian caviar ever placed by a private organization", two tons of filet mignon, 300 pounds (140 kg) of Maryland crabmeat and 50,000 glasses of champagne.

KOenQ TIL "The U.S. economy has performed better when the President of the United States is a Democrat rather than a Republican,almost regardless of how one measures performance."

rJe1 TIL in 1975, a man died of laughter watching the “Kung Fu Kapers” episode of The Goodies. The skit featured a kilt-clad Scotsman with bagpipes battling a man with a black pudding. His widow later sent The Goodies a letter thanking them for making the final moments of her husband’s life so pleasant.