Post * 9wgD6 — Curious Curator

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TIL singer Shaggy's signature deep voice is not his real voice. He used it in one song that became a hit and then had to keep using it.

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QJL5d TIL that Patrick Stewart hated having pet fish in Picard's ready room on TNG, considering it an affront to a show that valued the dignity of different species

vWdD TIL that when a sperm whale eats a giant squid and consumes its beak, its digestive tract secretes a substance called ambergris to ease its passing. Ambergris is extremely valuable (a 2.4lb lump sold for £11,000) and can be used to make perfumes and to flavor food.

9wZy7 TIL the Philippine NCAA basketball championship predates the U.S. by 14 years; the first tournament in the Philippines was held in 1924-25 and March Madness wasn't held until 1938-39.

AeEn TIL Steve Job may have survived if he had sought scientifically proven medical treatments earlier rather than the alternative remedies and juice cleanses that he tried first.

EgnyV TIL that in 1977 Bob Marley was diagnosed with melanoma under a toenail. He rejected his doctors' advice to have his toe amputated, citing his religious beliefs. The cancer subsequently spread and he died of metastatic melanoma 4 years later, at the age of 36.