Post * AA4x — Curious Curator

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TIL that actor Bela Lugosi who played Dracula, is actually buried in his Dracula cape.

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wXVM TIL there is a Buddhist temple in Thailand constructed of an estimated 1.5 million beer bottles

QJ4AX TIL about Farbs, a derogatory name for less-than-authentic Civil War reenactors who half-ass their look and cosplay. Farbs use sunblock and bugspray, take their iPhones into battle, and tend to be overweight (historically inaccurate for the 1860s).

KV1Q TIL that Charles Hatfield, a self-proclaimed “moisture accelerator”, accepted a job from the city of San Diego in 1915 to end a long drought for $10,000 but was forced to deny payment when people died due to severe floods shortly after he completed the job.

myLO TIL that genetically engineered “ray cats” with fur that changed colour in the presence of radiation were considered by scientists to warn future civilisations of nuclear waste

MeAKV TIL For five hours and 29 minutes Mercury will be visible crossing the sun on November 11, 2019. It will be one of 14 such transits in the 21st century – the last one occurred in 2016