Post * 69N4W — Curious Curator

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TIL Arthur Ashe published a three-volume book in 1988 titled A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete. He worked with researchers for nearly six years on the book and later stated that the book meant more to him than any of his tennis titles.

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b9rQ TIL that since 1988, all U.S. presidential debates have been controlled by the Commission on Presidential Debates. The Commission is a corporation owned 50% Democrat, 50% Republican, making it extremely unlikely that a 3rd party candidate will ever speak in any such debate.

X0M9k TIL that during his first election, John Nance Garner was opposed in the primary by Mariette Rheiner. Following Garner's win in the primaries, the two began dating and married in 1895. Mariette went on to serve as Second Lady of the United States during her husband's tenure as vice president.

5Z6n TIL The US Government will honor all money produced by the US since 1861, with the only exception being a series of 1900 $10,000 bills which were literally thrown out of a window during a fire. They are currently considered to be stolen goods.

peQ4 TIL the Mexican state of Yucután got its name when a Spanish explorer asked a Mayan what the land was called and he answered “I do not understand you” in Mayan language.

6EXvW TIL there is a Christmas tradition in Catalonia involving an anthropomorphic log that defecates candy. On Christmas Eve, children beat the log with sticks while singing the song "Caga tió" ("Shit, log") so that candy might appear the next morning.