Post * W7N68 — Curious Curator

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TIL that "Desperado", the song by the Eagles, was recorded in London with musicians from the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Lead vocalist Don Henley was intimidated by the large orchestra, and would later express regret that he did not sing as well as he could.

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6mQ7 TIL the world’s largest jellyfish – the lion’s mane – is longer than a blue whale.

Bj7y TIL when Robert FitzRoy, whom Charles Darwin travelled with around the world and later vehemently opposed to Darwin’s views on evolution, killed himself due to depression and money troubles, Darwin donated a sizable sum to FitzRoy’s widowed family to ensure they would not fall on hard times.

VMnL0 TIL It was illegal to get a tattoo in New York City between 1961 and 1997, which forced tattoo artists to operate on an underground basis.

XmD TIL that being attracted to breasts used to be considered a fetish.

rRm0y TIL that the cover of My Neighbor Totoro only shows one girl at the bus stop with Totoro because Miyazaki originally planned for the movie to be about a 6 year old girl rather than the sisters Mei and Satsuki.