Post * DQpDv — Curious Curator

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TIL of the Great Whiskey Fire of Dublin that killed 13 people in 1875. None perished as a result of smoke inhalation or burns. All victims died of alcohol poisoning by drinking the whiskey flowing through the streets.

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b6OyN TIL that during the Battle of Matilda in the War of 1812, a Canadian militia were ambushed by a much larger American militia. The Canadians who had half the number of men, nevertheless emerged victorious.

EgZRd TIL Rick James and Neil Young were in a band together Called the Mynah Birds.

E1ENp TIL that Clement Wragge, the Australian man that introduced the systematic naming of storms and cyclones, would often name unpleasant southern storms using the names of politicians who thwarted his ambitions or denied funding for his weather bureau

wLZKo TIL the Beatles Wanted To Make A 'Lord Of The Rings' Movie In The '60s directed by Stanley Kubrick. Tolkien, who had the film rights at the time, shot the idea down. Kubrick then went on to make 2001: A Space Odyssey.

EwVx TIL that in the history of Ireland’s inventions, there’s a 300-year gap after the invention of whiskey.