Post * 4kLZb — Curious Curator

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TIL: Impressed with his energy and ability to do the splits, the owner of the Oakland A's hired an 11-year old named Stanley Burrell as a batboy and personal play-by-play announcer. A's player Reggie Jackson gave the kid a nickname, Hammer, who would later become MC Hammer.

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VBlG0 TIL the voice actress for Snow White's career was ruined because Disney did not allow voice actors to be credited for their work. Disney even blacklisted her and paid her a meager amount for her 3 years of work. She was not even invited to the film premiere, and struggled to find work afterwards.

Za1o TIL That Mao ordered the Chinese to eradicate mosquitos, rats, flies, and sparrows. Because the sparrows ate seeds, he felt they were eating unearned food, thus, they represented Capitalism. They killed so many sparrows the Eco imbalance contributed to a famine that killed 20 million people.

xADo TIL Rashida Jones from Parks and Recreation became friends with Tupac Shakur after writing a letter in response to his remarks on interracial marriage. Tupac was later engaged to her sister before he died.

epO66 TIL the honey made from rhododendrons has intoxicating effects and is called “Mad Honey.” It has been used as a medicine and as a drug.

98r7 TIL in the first edition of “The Hobbit,” Gollum willingly bets his ring in the riddle game with Bilbo and the two part on good terms. Tolkien changed the story in the second edition to reflect the corruptive powers of the ring taking shape in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.