Post * J1nJm — Curious Curator

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TIL that prior to filming Point Break, Patrick Swayze had surfed a few times, Keanu had never surfed, and Lori Petty had never been in the ocean.

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69BpX TIL: In Japan Christmas Eve is usually considered a romantic day for couples and can be considered the "Japanese Valentines Day". On Christmas Day they eat traditional Christmas foods such as Christmas cake (sponge cake with whip cream and strawberries) and Kentucky Fried Chicken ordered in advance

1angV TIL The sibling Roman Emperors Caracalla and Geta hated each other so much that they divided the imperial palace in two like some kind of contrived sitcom plot

1abr TIL when the U.S. invaded Mexico the Irish fought alongside Mexico untill the last battle, when they ran out of ammo, tore down the white flag, and continued fighting with bayonets until 85 were captured and put to torturous deaths by the U.S. Today it is known as the largest hanging in N. America.

VMvZ4 TIL one of the founders of The Church of Jediism was removed from a Tesco supermarket in North Wales for refusing to remove his hood on a religious basis. The owner justified Jones's ejection by saying, "Jedis are very welcome to shop in our stores although we would ask them to remove their hoods."

nWna7 TIL Of Xenophon, who was described as the greatest general that preceded Alexander the Great. Xenophon was the father of retreating and successfully led his 10,000 men out of Persia following betrayal and constant attacks by the Persians.