Post * WEj9 — Curious Curator

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TIL that Nicolas Cage and his cat once took magic mushrooms together

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vpAR TIL Acme City whistle founder Joseph Hudson accidentally dropped his violin and it shattered on the floor. As the violin broke, it emitted a unique warbling sound and led him to an idea to putting a pea in a whistle. Pea whistles went on to replace policemen’s ineffective rattles for communicating.

DJMe TIL George Washington said he’d never set foot in London again, so when Virginia gifted a statue of the president to Great Britain they also sent dirt from Virginia to put under the statue.

aw8aA TIL that founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, commanded a submarine during WWII. His performance was "substandard," and he almost started a war with Mexico by ordering his crew to fire on the Coronado Islands.

kOYoE TIL late last year archeologists in Israel discovered a cave that was used by humans some 400,000 years ago. They think it was used as a 'school' where people were taught how to make primitive tools

KYYa6 TIL the song 'Mac Arthur Park' was written with its odd time signatures and lyrics by Jimmy Webb, at the request of a record producer. It was rejected, but later recorded by the actor Richard Harris and unexpectedly became a hit.