Post * xVoMw — Curious Curator

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N7BYQ TIL There is a monument in Kyoto Japan called the Ear Mound. It consists of Ears and Noses of Chinese and Koreans killed by the Japanese in the late 1500's. Its estimated there are 38,000 Korean noses in this Ear Mound memorial.

1EjP TIL the cast of Friends earned at least $88,460,000 over its 10 seasons. EACH. (This does not include syndication royalties negotiated from the 5th season onwards)

NXyge TIL that the last 'human zoo' was opened in 1994 in France. Twenty-five Ivorians, including children, had their passports confiscated and were kept for six months without pay. During that time, they were forced to work bare-chested, sleep in huts, and were treated only by veterinarians.

X0nMP TIL that lichens cover about 7% of the Earth's surface; about the same size as the Indian Ocean

b6BLZ TIL about Rie Fujii, a Japanese woman who abandoned her two young children (ages 15 months and 3 months) for 10 days in an apartment in Calgary so she spend time with her boyfriend.