Post * GYARG — Curious Curator

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TIL The Notorious B.I.G. wrote the song What’s Beef with lyrics, “my ngga Gutter fckin kidnap kids,” and “fck em in the ss throw em over the bridge.”

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1aGJ8 TIL of Ben L. Salomon, a dentist in the Battle of Saipan whose field hospital was overrun by the Japanese. He provided cover fire for the wounded to escape and then manned a machine gun for additional cover fire. When his body was found, 98 dead enemy soldiers were piled in front of his position.

Rx19 TIL 87 year old Leo Thalassites is the oldest living policeman in America. He served in all 5 branches of the U.S military, received 3 purple hearts, competed in the Olympic games, and blames modern-day overweight cops who “are quick to pull a gun because they can’t use their fists.”

oRwgY TIL that while filming "The Mandalorian" in 2019, the production ran short of Stormtrooper costumes. To solve this, they contacted a local Star Wars fan group, who showed up on set in their own meticulously crafted costumes, helping out the production.

QPRX TIL When told the reason for daylight saving time a Native American said, “Only a white man would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket and sew it to the bottom of a blanket and have a longer blanket.”

7rDxZ TIL Moths can't fly during earthquakes because of their lack of ear canals, making them unable to steer themselves