Post * GnGj — Curious Curator

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TIL that Jamal Woolard, the man who played The Notorious B.I.G in the film Notorious, was himself shot at the opening of Notorious.

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Xeer TIL that Philipe Val the editor of “Charlie Hebdo”, the french weekly that is running the caricature of Mohamed and has countless time provoked muslim, found a cartoon linking jew to money and power offensive and told its author to apologise. When he refused he was fired for being an “antisemite”.

kOGad TIL the world record for the loudest thing ever shouted belongs to an Irish female teacher who shouted the word “quiet” at 121 decibels, the equivalent of a jet engine.

9w0AM TIL that Abraham Lincoln is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame. He fought in over 300 matches and lost only one, to a local tough named Hank Thompson during the Black Hawk War of 1832.

4k88o TIL when the United States officially transitioned from analog to digital television on June 12, 2009, "1.75 million Americans were still not ready" resulting in 317,450 calls to the FCC on June 13. Coupons from the Dept. of Commerce were given out, to be exchanged for DTV Converter Boxes.

JYvrv TIL DC Comic's Watchmen was originally intended to use existing heroes from a company DC had just purchased. DC liked the proposal for the Watchmen but didn't want their new characters killed or made into villains. The Watchmen creative team reworked the Charlton heroes into similar substitutes.