Post * 9w7x6 — Curious Curator

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TIL that Sigmund Freud was a Cocaine Addict, and he personally prescribed it to his wife and friends

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m1RJY TIL that Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City is still the deadliest act of domestic terrorism.

J1Ro8 TIL That the last naval battle of WW2 took place between ships under sail complete with combat by boarding party.

R5Ly7 TIL That Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Tom Hanks have colonoscopy parties together

4XrQ6 TIL the pollen of the cattail plant is a good source of protein that can be mixed with flour and used in baking. Young cattail shoots and roots can also be eaten.

aw179 TIL that one of the pioneers of the pneumatic tyre,John Dunlop,came across his idea when his son kept having headaches when cycling. He inflated some tubes of rubber and attached them to his son's tricycle - it was a hit and he went on to found one of the largest companies in the early 20th century.