Post * 8aVlK — Curious Curator

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TIL Bruce Lee's first student was a black man named Jesse Glover. Glover would also end up becoming Lee's first assistant instructor in the U.S. Glover helped teach Lee about the state of race relations in the U.S at the time.

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Qm1X TIL John Oliver has full creative freedom over his show, including free rein to criticise corporations, due to HBO’s ad-free subscription model.

QJAma TIL about Wizard Island, an island created from a volcanic eruption inside the lake of an older volcanic eruption's caldera

LQprv TIL Marquis De Lafayette was a Frenchman who volunteered to join the American Revolution and the 19 y/o met 45 y/o George Washington. He then went back to France and the 42 y/o fought against the rise of 30 y/o Napoleon Bonaparte. He is typically dubbed the "Hero of two worlds".

ykAJ TIL Laser Tag was actually military combat training before it was commercial recreation

Qeg9 TIL of Uber’s operation SLOG to undermine Lyft that included trying to recruit Lyft drivers and calling, then cancelling over 5000 rides on the Lyft app.