Post * 1748 — Curious Curator

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TIL that in order to capture footage of tigers hunting in the wild, instead of using a human camera crew, the BBC gave cameras to a team of elephants and trained them to operate the film equipment.

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dD8dE TIL that in 2019, a man from Gujarat, India, bit a snake after the snake had bitten him. Both he and the snake died.

e08g5 TIL when Eva Peron died at 33, her body was embalmed and put on display. After a military coup it was lost for 16 years, until it was found in Italy and returned to her husband who kept it in his dining room. Upon his death, both corpses were displayed together briefly before finally being buried.

O4Yg TIL of Mr Walter Tull. A soldier who was born in 1888 and died in 1918. He was the first ever black officer to lead white British soldiers in battle. He also played soccer for the professional London Club Tottenham Hotspur.

d8Qvd TIL that John Krasinski had to shave his head for a film role and wore a wig for several episodes of "The Office."

1JmO TIL that cats have scent glands in their paws. When they kneed their paws into us they are marking their territory.