Post * 4L06 — Curious Curator

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TIL Mother’s Day was created to honor mothers who had passed away. And the woman who created Mother’s Day regretted what it had become.

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gr7xD TIL both Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were banned from baseball temporarily for signing autographs in a casino, "no place for a baseball hero and Hall of Famer."

pYwP8 TIL that, by 1917, Charlie Chaplin was so internationally famous that it was reported that nine out of ten men who attended costume parties did so dressed as him.

OoAbe TIL: There is an art installation in Texas made to resemble a Prada Store.

yQKyw TIL that a massive solar flare in 2012 barely missed earth (by mere days). Had it hit, the power grid would likely have failed, causing unprecedented devastation. Scientists recently determined that it was of similar magnitude as the 1859 Carrington Event.

LQg1r TIL that the Norwegian Forest Cat went nearly extinct during WWII due to cross-breeding with free-ranging domestic cats. Thankfully, the Norwegian Forest Cat Club helped the breed make a comeback by developing an official breeding program.