Post * yKaV — Curious Curator

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TIL that when compared to a traditional plastic bag, a canvas or cotton reusable bag would have to be reused a total of 171 times to offset the higher carbon emissions, but that the average cotton bag is used only 51 times before being thrown away.

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404J TIL Alcatraz showers were always supplied with hot water to hinder inmates from getting acclimated to the chilly waters of San Francisco Bay. Furthermore, inmates had access to good food, monthly movies, and a 15,000 book library in order to curb bad behavior

E88w TIL Adam Reed, the creator of Archer, was in a cafe and found himself unable to approach a beautiful woman seated nearby. Instead of talking to her, he conjured up the idea of a spy who “would have a perfect line.”

xV9Yb TIL that Academy award-winner Bong Joon-ho made "Okja"(2017) after watching Sergio Arguello’s “La Parka” (“The Reaper”), a film about a slaughterhouse worker who spent 25 years killing bulls, and Nikolaus Geyrhalter's “Our Daily Bread,” a film about EU factory-farming.

EgMw7 TIL the first Polish settlers arrived in Jamestown in 1608 - twelve years before the Pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts. They were skilled artisans brought by Captain John Smith. In 1619, they were not given voting rights and so led a strike, which is the first documented labor protest in the U.S.

wpE7 TIL that not only is Manny Pacquiao one of the most successful boxers of all time–winning eight world titles in as many weight classes–he is also a politician, basketball coach, actor, and a retired singer.