Post * yQkk8 — Curious Curator

› added 6 years ago

72

TIL that in addition to the Percent sign (%) for 1/100, There is also a Per-mille symbol (‰) for 1/1,000 and a per-the-thousand symbol called a Bias Point (‱) for 1/10,000

Read more

9YvW6 TIL that "Lucy's Law" is set to come into force, effectively banning the sale of puppies and kittens by third parties in the UK to stop puppy farms. Inspired by 'Lucy the Rescue Cavalier' a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel rescued from one such puppy farm-turned doggy activist

XEoJP TIL Charles S. Dutton went from "jail to Yale." While in solitary he picked up an anthology of black playwrights. He convinced the warden to start a drama group, later earning a Master's degree in acting from Yale. He has starred in films by David Fincher, Robert Altman, and Guillermo del Toro.

7r9ZZ TIL The word cartoon dates back to the middle ages with the meaning back then being a first draft of stain glass or a tapestry.

REe9 TIL of Judy, a purebred English pointer who would often jump in to protect prisoners from beatings in a POW camp during WW2. A British Naval pilot bargained to have her officially considered a POW so the guards could not kill her.

wLbYE TIL that George Steinbrenner, the former owner of the New York Yankees who was famously impersonated by Larry David on Seinfeld, actually made an appearance in a deleted scene of the show. He asked Elaine to go to with him to George and Susan's wedding.