Post * 8a9QX — Curious Curator

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TIL Andrew Johnson is the only tailor ever to be president. As president, he would typically stop by a tailor shop to say hello. He would wear only the suits that he made himself.

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6EQP8 TIL Scottie Pippen, of Chicago Bulls Fame, was given the nickname “No Tippin Pippen” for his lack of tipping waiters and once tried to haggle with strippers on the amount they were charging.

gMlgy TIL The fear of palindromes, aibohphobia, is, quite sadistically, a palindrome.

p8XXG TIL the Statue of Liberty's eleven-pointed star pedestal is the remains of Fort Wood, originally one link in a chain of defenses protecting New York City and its vital harbor.

QJOOp TIL: Disney once tried to get into the Fast Food Business with Mickey's Kitchen. Two Trial Locations were open. One in Montclair, CA. and one in Chicago, IL. They promised healthier options then traditional fast food like turkey dogs.

40Aw TIL: In Wyoming it is a misdemeanor to disclose the final sale price of real property (house, farm, etc). There is an effort to change this but it is being resisted by state politicians, with one stating that it “would show what a dummy I was when I bought my house”