Post * 87Da — Curious Curator

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TIL The Mysterious Bloop Recorded in The Pacific Ocean in 1997 Is Not a Large Unknown Organic Species, But Rather Enormous Ice-Quakes.

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Z8yXp TIL about the "Battle of Hayes Pond", where in 1958, fed up with recent cross burnings on their grounds, over 500 armed members of the Lumbee Tribe surrounded a KKK rally and exchanged fire with them, destroying the only light source and forcing the Klan members to flee the area.

K749 TIL that Mötley Crüe’s rider includes a jar of Grey Poupon mustard. Once, in 1988, frontman Vince Neil found the ‘wrong’ brand of mustard backstage, lost his temper and threw the bottle at the wall. It bounced back and severed an artery in his thumb.

nxpW TIL When all was said and done the bus monitor (Karen Klein) who was bullied / filmed by those kids in NY received $654,601.89 and retired 1 week later.

EneP TIL Sandra Bullock’s highest rated film is Speed, whereas her lowest rated film is Speed 2

N7O9Q TIL of the Chelsea Drugstore, in London. Aside from having a bar, chemist, newsstand, record store and other amenities, there was a service called the "flying squad". People would have their purchases hand-delivered by women in purple cat suits riding motorcycles