Post * XEY0j — Curious Curator

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TIL that 17th century Londoners had a phrase for people who gained office and failed to use their new income to treat their friends: Bread and Cheese Constables

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69R58 TIL that the 1947 version of the Christmas film ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ was released in late Spring because the studio head argued that more people went to the movies in warmer weather, so the film was promoted without any references to Santa or Christmas.

xeNb TIL Cigarettes often contain sugar which is why eating sweets can help with quitting smoking

XEr9R TIL Muammar Qaddafi was obsessed with Secretary of State, Condolezza Rice. During one visit he showed her a video with photos of her with various people, set to a song composed just for her called ‘Black Flower in the White House.’ When his house was raided a scrapbook of her pictures was found.

Zp0Vo TIL that the founder of Chili's restaurant chain, Larry Levine, was inspired to open a restaurant that served chili and burgers and had the friendly environment of the chili cookoffs his Father in-law hosted. His FIL was famed racing driver and performance car constructor, Carroll Shelby.

0dA1N TIL during WWII, German pilot Walter Nowotny managed to shoot down ten planes in one day twice and five planes in one day 17 times.