Post * 78Dpp — Curious Curator

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TIL that Charlie Cox failed an audition for the Han Solo film because he got used to not making eye contact while playing Daredevil.

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oBv1o TIL of Tycho Brahe, an immensely rich Danish astronomer living in the 16th century that owned not only a midget that could predict the future, but also a pet elk that once drank too much beer on a party, fell down the stairs and died.

WdKd TIL that a brain surgeon from Italy suffered a heart attack during an operation, but forced himself to continue after realizing that the patient would not recover if he stopped.

gMbVL TIL Cary Grant, a leading male actor in the Golden Age of Hollywood, dropped acid once a week in his later years - under a therapist's care, to help address past trauma

YpWLZ TIL that the ineffectiveness of using a screw driver on Ikea and other pre-assemble furniture comes from us using Phillips screw drivers instead of Pozidriv

Y71Kv TIL that key aircraft controls are required to be shape coded - the flap handle is shaped like an airfoil, the propeller condition levers have ridged knobs, the thrust levers are smooth and cylindrical, and the landing gear handle is shaped like a wheel