Post * vpK8 — Curious Curator

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TIL Retired NYC subway cars are thrown into the Atlantic Ocean to help create artificial reefs.

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a805Z TIL, a member of the jury that convicted drug kingpin el chapo, gave an interview in which he accused himself and other jurors of misconduct. He also claimed that many jurors were sad and wept after sentencing el chapo to life in solitary. He said, however, that there was no doubt about his guilt.

5JXk TIL Stephen Hillenburg, creator of Spongebob Squarepants, taught marine biology for three years before he pursued his dream of becoming an animator.

b6kO4 TIL the transistor was patented 21 years before a working one was actually created.

P1arw TIL the French and Spanish have a 600yr old peace treaty requiring payment of 3 cows each year

e0Awb TIL that Jonathan Winters' career started when he entered a contest in which the top prize was a watch. Having lost his watch, his wife encouraged him to enter the contest, which he won