Post * R7rjl — Curious Curator

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TIL a man in Arizona stole a diamond worth 160,000$ and traded it for 20$ worth of weed.

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e00y6 TIL all the spiders on Earth weigh more than all the aircraft carriers

NXYE1 TIL: That in 2014, a doctor in Wales was handed a suspended sentence for faking Viagra prescriptions because he said he was too embarrassed to see his GP. Staff became suspicious because the doctor worked in a trauma and orthopaedic unit, where patients would not normally need drugs for impotence.

9YAZp TIL: The Black Panther MARVEL comics are not named after the Black Panther Party from the 1960's. In fact, the comics are three months older than the party.

0dQxN TIL The Sense of Being Stared At Has A Name - "Scopaesthesia"

wL7wW TIL of Farley Files, created by Roosevelt's Campaign Manager, James Farley. They were notes about everyone FDR ever met (e.g. spouse's name, hobbies, prior meeting notes). Farley & FDR would review the files prior to any meeting and the effect was powerful and intimate for visitors.