Post * 9kB6 — Curious Curator

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TIL that if you fail your driver’s license practical test three times in Switzerland, you have to visit a Psychologist to explain why you failed it.

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M7yKA TIL that lots of famous artists have died in plane crashes, including Glenn Miller when his military plane fell from the sky, Buddy Holly while on an airplane, Patsy Cline who's manager flew in bad weather and John Denver who piloted a home-built aircraft he had recently purchased.

KYE7G TIL At age 90, Hugh Hefner's weight dropped to 90lbs and he made visitors sign a confidentiality agreement to see him. He was so sick that he missed his own Playboy Mansion parties and always needed a group of nurses everywhere

4Vj5 TIL that a guy, before he blew his brains with a revolver on the steps of Harvard Memorial Church in front of a tour group of 30 people, he wrote a 1,905-page suicide note and emailed it to over 400 people. Some view it as a masterpiece of modern philosophy.

69w1Z TIL the NFL Super Bowl was named by KC Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt. Hunt wrote, "I have kiddingly called it the 'Super Bowl,' which obviously can be improved upon." The original name was the "AFL–NFL World Championship Game."

grvLW TIL Oliver Smoot, whose body was used to measure Boston's Harvard Bridge as part of an MIT fraternity prank in 1958, went on to become the chairman of the American National Standards Institute and the president of the International Organization for Standardization.