Post * KOXD9 — Curious Curator

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TIL Carrie Fisher delivered a cow tongue inside a Tiffany box to a predatory producer who had assaulted her friend. She said, "The next delivery will be something of yours in a much smaller box!"

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QpV9 TIL 19th Century actor Richard Mansfield was so convincing in a stage production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Londoners flooded police with requests to investigate whether he was Jack the Ripper.

JrM8 TIL: Matthew Broderick killed a mother and her daughter when he crossed into the wrong lane and collided head-on with a Volvo. He was fined $175.

ANr0o TIL that the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse occurred in part because the structural engineering firm in charge of the project signed off on a design change without running or documenting updated design load calculations

vPYwR TIL that cappuccino got its name from Italian friars' robes. The color of the espresso mixed with frothed milk was similar to their color.

1amPD TIL ‘Glass Cliff’ is a phenomenon where women are more likely to be in leadership roles during times of crisis, causing them to have higher chance of failure.