Post * X78Q — Curious Curator

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TIL a young Elvis Presley was once told “Stick to driving a truck, because you’ll never make it as a singer.”

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VnQ4 TIL a bag of Skittles contains fifty percent of your daily recommended vitamin C.

6EWwl TIL about Charley Ross, a 4-year-old American child whose 1874 kidnapping for ransom (considered the first in US history) became a nationwide sensation. Charley, who was never found, was lured by two men offering candy and fireworks, giving rise to the warning "never take candy from strangers".

XEnLX TIL The Draft Eisenhower movement was the only successful political draft of the 20th century to take a private citizen to the Oval Office. It was a widespread American grassroots political movement that eventually persuaded Dwight D. Eisenhower to run for President.

VBRlp TIL that all indigenous languages in Bolivia are official, hence Bolivia lists 36 languages as having official national status.

1aOLO TIL... that you can buy liquid mercury... O and an anvil will float in it due to its density