Post * WkJeY — Curious Curator

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TIL, that movie Dallas Buyers Club budget was so low, they had only 250$ for the makeups. The film's artists were able to work with that, and the film's Makeup and Hairstyling won an Oscar.

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XEMMX TIL that Natalie Portman is a published researcher in Psychology. Her first scientific paper was co-authored while still in high school. It was entered into the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search and made it all the way to the semi-finals.

Brpgb TIL Humans are the only primates with white in their eyes, which makes it easier to follow another human's gaze

lombK TIL that the longest professional baseball game ever lasted 33 innings and over 8 hours. Players became delirious with exhaustion, it got so cold that people burned bats to keep warm, and the president of the league stopped the game at 4 a.m. The final score was 3-2 after play resumed a month later.

0d89v TIL Emperor Tiberius once personally solved a murder case: A senator's wive fell out of a window and after hearing the husband's testimony, Tiberius decided to personally examine the scene, where he discovered evidence of struggle and later reported to the Senate. The husband was found guilty

loGj7 TIL Peter Sellers' estranged wife inherited his fortune upon his death, his children got only 800 Pounds each. She refused to increase the amount even after a mutual acquaintance intervened. Incidentally, Sellers' son died 26 years to the day after his father, from the same cause (heart attack).