Post * LQY19 — Curious Curator

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TIL that in his 2010 autobiography, Keith Richards admitted that Otis Redding’s rendition of “Satisfaction” was closer to Richards’ original conception for the song than The Rolling Stones’ version. Keith said: “Otis got it right. Our version was a demo for [Otis’s version.]”

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QNKRM TIL that our galaxy, the Milky Way, is going to collide with the Andromeda galaxy in about 4.5 billion years

m6ay TIL Thomas Jefferson wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence over only a few hectic days while seated at his usual table in the Indian Queen Tavern in Philadelphia, drinking Madeira wine

1agkD TIL that humans are lethal throwers; likely the only species with that ability on Earth. We don't have fangs or claws but we can crack a skull from a distance with a 100mph rock and deadly accuracy

4Xw96 TIL bootlegger Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton killed himself rather than report to federal prison after being convicted of moonshining offences. He prepared his grave footstone years in advance and had it by his front porch and kept his casket in his living room. The epitaph read, "Popcorn Said Fuck You."

OGkRR TIL that one magician told Emperor Wu that he sees an aura of Emperor appearing from Chang'an prisons. Emperor became afraid of being overthrown and ordered execution of all the Chang'an's prisoners. Only one prison refused to follow the orders. This one prison had a man who later became an Emperor