Post * X0J0r — Curious Curator

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TIL that Irving Berlin is the oldest songwriter to ever have a song they wrote reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 charts. In 1983, when Berlin was 95 years old, a version of his song Puttin' On the Ritz by the artist Taco peaked at Number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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plEp TIL an inmate was forcibly tattooed across his forehead with the words “Katie’s revenge” by another inmate after they found out he was serving time for molesting and murdering a 10 year old girl named Katie

AkDl TIL Cluster Headaches : Some doctors and scientists have described the pain resulting from ‘Cluster Headaches’ as the most intense pain a human can endure - worse than burns, broken bones or child birth.

9YOdB TIL the dragon snake's most notable feature is their unusual skin with 3 rows of enlarged, keeled scales running down its back resembling the backs of some crocodilians. When threatened, this non-venomous snake stiffens its body into a straight line. It is native to SE Asia and mainly eat frogs.

Y7ZkZ TIL that as a student Missy Elliott scored so high on intelligence tests that she skipped two years in school. As a result of the move she felt isolated so she failed on purpose in order to return to her original class.

9bvG TIL that in 1944, on the verge of the Liberation of Paris, Hitler ordered it’s governor to leave it a “pile of rubble,” and destroy all religious and historical monuments. The Governor refused, saving Paris.