Post * 6EoWm — Curious Curator

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TIL that the term "blacklist" was coined by King Charles II of England, who kept a list of people to be punished for his father's execution.

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9wpKp TIL there have been five great mass extinctions on earth and we may living through the sixth mass extinction

8aVxV TIL that the most prolific actor of all time is Eric Roberts, with 604 film/TV roles and counting. He is the elder brother of Julia Roberts and father of Emma Roberts.

KO6XE TIL the uniquely pigmented Amethyst Deceiver is a mushroom with a confusing personality. It changes colors as it ages which can make it difficult to identify, and which serves as the source of its common name.

e0VPb TIL: The Northern Cheyenne Chiefs said they were sworn to keep a vow of silence about the Battle of Little Big for 100 summers and had never publicly issued their account before because they feared retribution from the U.S. Government . In 2005, 130 years later, they broke their silence

ZOmY TIL Less well-known to foreigners, Camilo Cienfuegos is revered in Cuba as a hero of the Revolution, with monuments, memorials, and an annual celebration in his honour, where school children throughout Cuba throw flowers into the sea. He went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1959.