Post * VMj8Z — Curious Curator

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TIL about “Peter Bergmann”, a man that visited Ireland 11 years ago under an alias, was found dead on a beach and has never been identified.

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JYadm TIL that Peanuts start out as flowers above ground. They then wilt, and the remaining peg goes back into the ground, and turns into a Peanut!

5YQ9B TIL of the "Green Book" which was a travel guide for black people published up until 1966 that gave locations on safe stops and routes for travel in the U.S.

VMAG4 TIL that Wes Craven was inspired to write "A Nightmare on Elm Street" after reading an article about a boy who died during a nightmare. The boy and his family had escaped the Cambodian Killing Fields, and the boy experienced nightmares so disturbing he would often stay awake for days at a time.

0w64M TIL on January 8th 1297, Francois Grimaldi, a genoan dressed as a Franciscan friar, captured the castle of Monaco by ruse. His descendants still rule Monaco today.

YpjnG TIL about the Battle of Manila Bay (1898) which was a decisive victory for the US Navy where they sunk all seven Spanish cruisers plus a transport ship and only lost one American life: Chief Engineer Francis B. Randall, who died of a heart attack.