Post * 0wy6A — Curious Curator

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TIL of Viola Gregg Liuzzo, the only known white woman to be murdered working for the Civil Rights movement.

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jNBOR TIL the kidnapped British aid worker Linda Norgrove was killed by a grenade thrown by a Navy SEAL during a failed rescue operation. The SEALs did not immediately notify senior officers about throwing the grenade; this breached military law, and a number of sailors were disciplined

1Zo4 TIL of Szechuan Buttons… an edible plant that causes a sensation “a little north of Pop Rocks, and south of putting a 9-volt battery in your mouth.”

ANg6x TIL Jelly has traditionally been savory. The oldest known meat jelly recipe is from the 10th-century cook book Kitab al-Tabikh and ingredients include boiled fish heads, vinegar, and whole onions. Jelly containing fruits would come later.

j6naN TIL due to the harshness of the communist Chinese government crackdown following the Tiananmen Square massacre, photos of the famous Tank Man needed to be protected from the authorities, such as by smuggling a roll of film out of the country in a box of tea, and hiding one roll in a toilet tank.

Pr7n TIL that Paul Simon’s song, “Mother and Child Reunion”, isn’t about a mother and child reuniting. It’s about a Chicken and Eggs dish he had at a Chinese restaurant.