Post * 6wB8 — Curious Curator

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TIL: The first dramatic film of the Titanic sinking was released just 29 days after the event in 1912. It was written by and stars Dorothy Gibson, an actual survivor. For the film, she wore the exact same clothes she wore during the sinking.

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7rK57 TIL that when Pope Benedict XI (1302) decided to hire a painter, he sent a messenger to Florence, Italy to collect a sample from Giotto. Giotto drew a perfect circle and handed it to the messenger, instructing him to bring it to the Pope. When the pope learned it was done freehand, he hired Giotto.

N7Dv6 TIL that up to 1980 there were only 5 English medieval longbows known to still exist. In 1980, 137 longbows in excellent condition were recovered from the wreck of King Henry VIII's naval ship, the Mary Rose, which had capsized in the 1500s.

xVQ6w TIL Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier, was just 19 when he inherited the title of president-for-life from his father. He was forced from power but was allowed to live in the obscurity of a Port-au-Prince suburb, freely roaming the capital as he pleased until his death

4X4Kw TIL: There's a Vietnamese Cinderella-type story, where 'Cinderella' kills her step-sister by pouring boiling water on her and feeds her to their step-mother who finds out and dies of shock.

nW6Md TIL the General Assembly building in New York is considered on extraterritorial land however in exchange for fire and police protection, they agrees to adhere to follow most federal, state and local laws.