Post * 767r — Curious Curator

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TIL Dermot Morgan, the star of Father Ted, died the day after filming the last episode of the show.

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woY5o TIL during ww2 acclaimed tv Chef Julia Child was on the team that invented shark repellent to keep sharks away from sea mines intended for German U- Boats. This marked Child's first foray into the world of cooking.

BrrNx TIL that Thad Roberts, an intern at NASA, stole roughly $21 million worth of moon rocks from NASA with the aid of his girlfriend. He loaded a 600 pound safe containing ~101 grams of samples and wheeled it out of the complex, destroying 30 years of the chief scientist’s research in the process.

ANoNn TIL "grain engulfment" is a real hazard for farmers working with grain silos, with around 20 deaths a year attributed, many of which involve children helping their family work the farm.

ADXv7 TIL That Ed Kemper, serial killer who killed his grandparents and mother amongst many others, voiced reading hundreds of audio books for the blind

Lk050 TIL of co-emperors Caracalla & Geta,who hated each other.At a meeting set by their mother, Caracalla had Geta killed.Caracalla then killed any who knew Greta.Over 20,000 were killed.It became a capital crime to even say "Greta".Years later he sacked a city because they held a satire of the murder.