Post * ADvb4 — Curious Curator

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TIL Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher's mother, died a day after Carrie Fisher's death.

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7rWEO TIL that Dickens' A Christmas Carol is largely responsible for modern Christmas Celebrations

ANYRw TIL there is a movement to recover and preserve “heritage apples,” those forgotten once commercial growers settled on a few varieties to mass grow. Over a thousand have been found so far.

wLkVo TIL that a Spanish government worker was absent from work for six years but continued receiving a salary of $41,500 annually and his bosses only found out when he was eligible for a long service award. He retired in the end.

e01gJ TIL The McRib is made using a process invented by the US Army to create low cost meat for soldiers

b6DXa TIL gangster Meyer Lansky and his associates including Lucky Luciano used their power to break up American Bund rallies