Post * Xlxj — Curious Curator

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TIL Learned helplessness is a condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed. It is thought to be one of the underlying causes of depression.

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78JYx TIL the Bloody Mary Cocktail was invented in Paris, and was originally called a Bucket of Blood, then Red Snapper

Y7Bxr TIL that the directors of Everything Everywhere All At Once originally directed the music video for "Turn Down For What"

R7mN7 TIL Scholars of Mesoamerica are increasingly skeptical of the idea that the Aztecs viewed Cortes as a "God" and believe it was a myth invented by the Spanish in the years following the conquest. The myth became so accepted that it even made its way into indigenous sources like the Florentine Codex.

jN1ep TIL To ensure sailors’ safe passage to the afterlife, Romans placed coins under ship masts during construction. This practice is still used in modern shipbuilding to ensure good luck.

XEdV8 TIL that every year Romans would crucify dogs while geese sat upon purple and gold pillows and watched. This was because when the Gauls attacked Rome in 390 BCE the geese raised an alarm while the guard dogs were silent.