Post * 0d06R — Curious Curator

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TIL that a British-born man from San Francisco named Joshua Norton declared himself "Emperor of the United States" in 1859.

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N798P TIL of Clement Vallandigham, the congressman who accidentally shot himself in court while trying to demonstrate that the death of a man was accidental suicide, rather than murder. (He won the case, but also died.)

YpYjr TIL that some true statements in mathematics are true but cannot be proven. Ironically, if you prove that something cannot be proven, this proves that it must be true.

dDXdZ TIL American fried rice is a dish consisting of rice, tomato ketchup, meat, and raisins in Thailand. May include other ingredients, such as pineapple and croutons.

LkN7p TIL of Ely S. Parker, a Native American who wrote the final draft of the Confederate Surrender. At the time of surrender, General Lee extended his hand and said, 'I am glad to see one real American here.' Parker shook his hand and said, 'We are all Americans.'

m1jOE TIL that a man in Taiwan was imprisoned for ten years because Chang Kai-shek thought that a Popeye comic he translated was a personal insult