Post * WkRD4 — Curious Curator

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TIL It is believed that Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime. The remainder were sold and became famous after his death.

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nWa1r TIL Chad Kroeger wrote the 2003 hit "Why Don't You & I," for Santana and sang vocals on the album version, but his record label didn't want his voice on the single because they thought it could overshadow their upcoming Nickelback album release, so he recommended Alex Band of The Calling

GYj4j TIL that when the creators of 'Airplane!' cast Lee Bryant to play the "Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home" woman, they were unaware she starred in the original coffee ad her lines were parodying

Wkm1L TIL Mexico was the only country to protest against the German annexation of Austria

l759a TIl in October 2022 an arsonist set fire to easter island, charring and cracking the sacred moai figures and doing irreplaceable damage to the figures

noQG TIL For those who have trouble sleeping researchers say that 1 week of camping, without electronics, resets our biological body clock and synchronizes our melatonin hormones with sunrise and sunset.