Post * JM4m — Curious Curator

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TIL the creators of south park say the underlying theme of the show is that people are naturally evil and that society is what keeps them in line.

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X8Wj TIL of Gemina the giraffe with a crooked neck. She was an inspiration to disabled children and was featured in an episode of a reality show about a girl with scoliosis. Despite her mysterious deformity she lived longer than the average giraffe by about six years.

mxl6M TIL of Chen Sheng, a military captain who was ordered to lead 900 men to battle but realised he would not make it in time and that they would be executed. Instead he started a rebellion that led to the fall of the dynasty ruling at the time.

rRZ7x TIL that Fluffy, a cat, got stuck in a frozen vortex and was caked in ice. She was essentially frozen solid. The vets managed to thaw her out by putting her in a heated kennel and she made a full recovery a day later.

X0Z1D TIL The movie Footloose was inspired by a real ban on dancing in Elmore City Oklahoma that made dancing in public illegal from the 1800s until 1979.

XRNj TIL that ultra fast boating is one of the most dangerous activities in which to set a world record, with about an 85% mortality rate among water speed competitors since 1940