Post * awJnZ — Curious Curator

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TIL the original title for the John Wick film was called Scorn, and it was Keanu Reeves who suggested the name of the film change to John Wick, after the title character, who was named after the screenwriter's grandfather.

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4XAab TIL The heart shaped seeds of the Silphium plant is why we associate hearts with romance. Besides being used in food and medicine, Silphium was one of the first genuinely effective birth control. It's believed the Romans drove it to extinction.

R5kMj TIL about space junk collectors

KWZ9 TIL the term “Chronic” (in relation to Marijuana) originates from Snoop Dogg mistaking the term “hydroponic” for “hydrochronic” when he was first introduced to indoor-grown marijuana in the early 90’s

YpkYG TIL that during the 80’s, drunken calls to Hanna-Barbera studios from Flintstones fans curious to know what Barney Rubble did for a living were so common that the security guard in charge of answering the phones at night would simply reply: ‘‘ He worked in the quarry’’.

16p5O TIL of James Lind a doctor, whose experiments are believed to have helped inspire both Frankenstein and Dracula. Lind died after not urinating enough for five straight years.