Post * Z8OkG — Curious Curator

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TIL that Bill Cosby was instrumental in ending the practice of "painting down," in which instead of using black stuntmen for black actors, white stuntmen performed in blackface. Cosby refused to have "painted down" stunt doubles for his "I Spy" role and only worked with stunt performer Calvin Brown.

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mxEOv TIL cilantro and coriander are from the same plant. Cilantro refers to the leaves and coriander comes from the dried seeds of the plant

78RPp TIL of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), an office within the United States Office of the Secretary of Defense that investigates UFOs and unexplained phenomena in the air, sea, space, and on land. These are referred to as "unidentified anomalous phenomena" (UAP), or "anomalies".

eov4 TIL of Medal of Honor recipient, Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez. He had 37 wounds from bullets, bayonets, and shrapnel. Thought to be dead, he spit in the face of a doctor who was zipping him up in a body bag.

X0X08 TIL chickens can count and even do some artihmetic

Robl TIL That June 28, 2014 is the centenary of the pistol shot in Sarajevo that triggered World War 1, the “War to end all Wars”, within 6 weeks the dominoes had fallen and the world was at war.