Post * P1npL — Curious Curator

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TIL Virgil Earp (Wyatt Earp's nephew) appeared on The $64,000 question. His category was the Wild West.

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7rxOr TIL during the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the German 4th Panzer Division cut off 10,000 Soviet troops. They took 2,000 prisoners... and just let the others go. They simply couldn't afford to take them all prisoner.

OoOj4 TIL that a device called a 'Teasmade' was popular in the 60s and 70s in the UK, an alarm clock which also made tea, ensuring it was ready upon waking up.

nWBKr TIL that zookeepers show giant pandas panda porn to stimulate them and help them breed.

e07nn TIL that the set of Sesame Street was intentionally made to look like a poor inner city block, complete with trash and decay, because the original target audience was inner city children and the producers wanted it to feel familiar

0wvwL TIL that when a young Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates, he demanded they more than double the amount of money they were ransoming him for. He also 'joked' that after his release, he'd come back and crucify them, something he then did after his release