Post * N75Re — Curious Curator

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TIL that a Magic the Gathering card, Black Lotus, sold for $87,000

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wowkM TIL that 20-40% of the population do not have the gene that lets people detect the smell of cyanide.

l71QV TIL about the Travels of Sir John Mandeville, a 14th century account of an Englishman's travels across Asia to India and China. It contains references to strange creatures such as cyclopes, phoenixes and otters

DQxNg TIL In 1964, the iconic worldwide hit "Downtown" was being written in a bathroom while 40 musicians (including a 20-year-old Jimmy Page) were waiting in the studio with Petula Clark to record it. The needed only the second of three takes to finalize it..

Rne1 TIL Canadians rescue deer trapped on frozen lakes, by blowing them to the shore with helicopter downdraft.

wL1lM TIL Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" sold less than 1000 copies when first released in America due to suppression from the president of his label. It became well-known after inclusion in the soundtrack to Good Morning, Vietnam.