Post * GADw4 — Curious Curator

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TIL: That while pregnant in 1956, Grace Kelly was frequently photographed clutching a distinctive leather handbag which was likely a shield to prevent her from being exposed to the paparazzi. However, the pictures popularized the purse so much that it would later come to be known as the Kelly bag.

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VMDyQ TIL of the HMS Cockchafer, a British gunboat involved in the Wanhsien Incident. Chinese soldiers tried to seize British merchant ships as compensation for a boat accidentally sunk by a British ship and the Cockchafer intervened; the Cockchafer killed over 1000 Chinese and destroyed 1000 buildings.

9w8eQ TIL of WT Stead a pioneering journalist and editor, who led investigations into underage prostitution and Jack The Ripper before eventually dying on the RMS Titanic (whose sinking he had predicted) after giving up his seat in a lifeboat.

RXwl TIL that there is only one McDonald’s in the world with turquoise arches in Sedona, Arizona, because government officials thought the yellow would look bad with the natural red rock of the city.

KOOgG TIL that despite being the 23rd most populated country, the UK's rail network is the 5th most used in the world. Also, unlike comparable countries, its rail use continues to grow and 'improve'.

MeKAa TIL that a Chef's hat traditionally has 100 folds. This is said to represent the number of different ways a chef knows how to cook eggs