Post * Ol1R — Curious Curator

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TIL that actress Rose McGowan was born into and escaped the cult, Children of God

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4moX TIL years of dumping trash into the ocean resulted in a “glass beach” in California of smooth sea glass. So many tourists began removing the glass, there is a move to replace it.

XZdQ TIL That the presidential portrait of JFK was done posthumously by request of his wife, Jacqueline. Not wanting to paint the eyes of a dead man, the artist depicted the President with arms folded and eyes downcast.

4knDw TIL that Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin of France was the first woman parachutist. In October of 1799 she ascended 900 meters in a balloon, released the gondola, and rode it back down via parachute.

MjGK TIL Despite being one of the series’ most beloved characters, Yoda’s species’ name is never given in the Star Wars saga.

XVOr TIL that Penn Jillette paints one fingernail red in memory of his mother. She told him to get a manicure because people would be looking at his hands, so he painted his left fingernail red as a joke. He now always has it painted red in memory of her.