Post * 7rNM — Curious Curator

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TIL that a University of California physics professor wrote a mathematical proof paper to get out of a speeding ticket…and did!

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neKro TIL: Suffragette's were a militant movement that bombed Westminster Abbey and carried out roughly 250 arson or destruction attacks in one six-month period

6E11W TIL that Robin Hood being of noble birth and loyal to Richard Lionheart are relatively recent additions to the mythos, and in his earliest stories he was very devoted to the Virgin Mary while also being very anti-clerical.

5V8rk TIL Hulk Hogan claimed in his autobiography that he once wrestled 400 days in a year because of his frequent trips back and forth from the USA and Japan

rRkWx TIL that Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, has only written four episodes in its 30 year run.

VyKm TIL a 1970s high school art project ceramic jug, found in a barn covered with chicken poop, was mistakenly identified as 19th century work and priced at $50,000 on Antiques Road Show.