Post * XvlE — Curious Curator

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TIL that Rupert Grint starred in a movie in 2002 called ‘Thunderpants’ about a boy who’s super power is his “amazing ability to break wind”

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6rgY TIL that looting of DJ equipment during the 1977 New York City blackout contributed to the rise of hip hop.

LQrd9 TIL: King Edward VII commissioned a custom "chair" that let him "pleasure" multiple women simultaneously. Three were made, with one "original" and the two others being replicas, one of which is housed in a museum for sex devices.

loMo1 TIL in 1922, the Cardinals and Cubs traded two players in the middle of a double header. The players just switched uniforms, as names didn’t become standard on uniforms until the 1960s.

69Xk7 TIL that Teddy Bear originiates from an incident in 1902 where President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt refused shooting a black bear.

4AMg TIL that the Saudi Arabian judiciary increased a 19-year-old rape victim’s sentence from 90 lashes to 200 lashes plus six months in jail because her lawyer drew the world’s attention to the case.