Post * O4N1 — Curious Curator

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TIL: 10 years ago, a single Jon Stewart interview was the central reason that the CNN show “Crossfire” was cancelled.

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7ZyM TIL Winston Churchill’s famous witticisms were planned weeks in advance by studying the issues and imaging all possible social interactions. He did this to combat a speech impediment.

9YG9G TIL that the river Thames in England is 47 million years older than the Amazon

0dJL1 TIL: Powdered milk is used as a prop on film industry to resemble cocaine, yes it’s snort it too.

LEXd TIL that in 1930, tar pitch was placed in a funnel to prove that it was a liquid, and the 9th drop is estimated to drop in late 2013.

REm9 TIL the goofy stereotypical “uniform” of french people (striped shirt, cap and red scarf) is inspired by the uniforms of “Apaches” violent gangs from Paris in the early 20th century who garroted their victims to rob them.