Post * QaJa — Curious Curator

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TIL that actor Chris Pratt used to live on a beach in Hawaii where he “camped, smoked a bunch of weed, and drank and worked just enough to cover gas and food and fishing supplies.”

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MelrB TIL: The Hawaiian State Bird, the Nene, is descended from the Canadian Goose, who got lost while migrating between Canada and Mexico and just decided to stay in Hawaii half a million years ago.

6EXgm TIL that George Tunney was executed via electric chair when he was 14 in 1944 only to have his conviction vacated 70 years later

aXOb TIL: Charles Guiteau, the assassin of President James A. Garfield, chose a .442 caliber British Bulldog revolver with an ivory handle because he thought it would look good in a museum exhibit after the assassination. The revolver has since been lost and its whereabouts are unknown.

KGLw TIL that a former 19th century Chinese prostitute became a pirate queen/unstoppable killer and retired with great respect and fortune.

GYdl5 TIL that fruit punch was invented as an alternative to beer by men working for the British East India Company. This is because the beer on their ships went bad when they reached the Indian Ocean. They ended up using rum, fruit, and spices available in their new location to create punch.