Post * YKp7 — Curious Curator

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TIL The hit song “House of the Rising Sun”, covered by The Animals, Bob Dylan, and others, was written in London in the 1700’s, and historians have no idea as to its origin, or who wrote it.

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l7K81 TIL in 1943 engineer Richard James accidentally knocked over a tension spring - inspiring him to create the Slinky. By 2000, more than 250 million had been sold.

69e0Y TIL that nearly everyone mispronounces Chico Marx' first name (one of the famous Marx Brothers) as "Cheek-Oh" when it's actually pronounced "Chick-Oh". He earned the nickname as the brother who was always chasing after the "chicks" (slang for girls).

Bwpy TIL in an effort to deter nuclear warfare, Robert Fisher suggested the nuclear codes be placed in the chest cavity of a Presidential aid. The president would have to physically take a life in order to use nuclear weapons.

OG48g TIL that 'Rocky' (1976) was inspired by the true story of Chuck Wepner, a local boxer from New Jersey who was set up for a dream fight with Muhammad Ali. Wepner quit his job to train full time, and against all odds, lasted 15 rounds with the champ. Stallone was in the audience.

X0Dbk TIL The largest real explosion created for a film was for the James Bond film "No Time to Die." They used thousands of gallons of fuel and 300 pounds (136 kg) of explosives to set a Guinness World Record.