Post * 71aL — Curious Curator

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TIL there is a spider that hunts black widow but its venom only would cause mild burning sensation to human.

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Q70M TIL that the late, famed wrestler, Verne Gagne ‘bodyslammed’ a fellow 97yr old resident in his nursing home and the resident died from his injuries - Police ruled it a homicide. But no charges were pressed due to Verne having dementia.

OoYa6 TIL Kendrick was a straight-A student and took kids from his old high school to the Grammys to pay it forward

0d5Q5 TIL after 8 long-expired medications were discovered in a retail pharmacy in their original, unopened containers, an anaylsis found that 12 of the 14 active ingredients in the medications had retained full potency for at least 28 years, with 8 of those 12 retaining full potency for at least 40 years

1ap78 TIL that Stalin's guards were so afraid of him that no one called a doctor until hours after he had a stroke. They feared he might recover and execute anyone who had acted outside of his orders.

RNW4 TIL that both Key & Peele were cast against each other, in what was supposed to be the only black cast member spot available. But both ended up getting the parts due to their tremendous comedic chemistry.