Post * 5VR68 — Curious Curator

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TIL Gene Roddenberry wrote words to the theme music to Star Trek to get 50% of the royalties. These words were never used

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b7RQ TIL that air jordan’s were banned upon introduction by the NBA. However, Jordan wore them anyways, as Nike was willing to pay the fine each game.

0Kkv TIL India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages

wo7X6 TIL that catnip has the complete opposite effect on dogs as it does on cats. While it acts as a stimulant for cats, it is actually a sedative for dogs.

wLbaM TiL One of the few (and perhaps the only) citizen-led protest against Kristallnacht in 1938 was organised by an Indigenous Australian named William Cooper. Almost 30 years before Indigenous Australians were allowed to be citizens of Australia.

7rkkO TIL that in Classical Athens, the citizens could vote each year to banish any person who was growing too powerful, as a threat to democracy. This process was called Ostracism.