Post * RoMQ — Curious Curator

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TIL that Indian war chief “Rain-in-the-face” told General Custer before the Battle of Little Big Horn that “he would find him on the battlefield, rip his heart out, and eat it in front of him.” Long story short, he did.

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16KdW TIL Joseph D. Kucan, known for portraying Kane in the Command & Conquer series, has been cited as the "longest recurring actor in any video game franchise", despite being initially hired only for directing the voice talent.

oRAgK TIL that in 1841, when President William Henry Harrison died just 31 days into his term, it wasn’t clear if the Vice President should become President. Vice President John Tyler took matters into his own hands and arranged for a judge to administer the Oath of Office in his hotel room.

KK54 TIL Michael K. Williams aka Omar Little on “The Wire” and Chalky White on “Boardwalk Empire” received the scar on his face from a razor cut in a fight outside a party. It changed his entire career from dancing in music videos to acting out thug roles.

BgVWr TIL the man who discovered the LED died of starvation.

m1lmx TIL Dance music reduces mosquitos drive to bite/feed and also reduces their ability to mate. Skrillex’s “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” was tested on the insects which caused females to search for a meal later and interrupted the males and females ability to find each other to mate.