Post * b9AeZ — Curious Curator

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TIL the phrase "happy hour" (before it became associated with drinking during Prohibition era) originates as U.S. Naval slang used to describe the entertainment period in which activities such as boxing and wrestling matches would occur on board.

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WgLB TIL that the first African American elected to state office in Texas after the Civil War was also a democrat, a woman, and a lesbian.

ADeLx TIL that during development of the first anime, the author of Fullmetal Alchemist, Hiromu Arakawa, allowed the anime staff to work independently from her and requested a different ending from the manga. She was amazed by the staff’s interpretations of the villains and homunculi.

7Dx TIL LSD can help cure alcoholism

pY944 TIl Jerry Lawson, created the first video game console that utilized a gaming cartridge from his garage at home. He then became the lead engineer of the home console named, Fairchild Channel F.

loyXr TIL Madame Nhu, Catholic first lady of South Vietnam (sister-in-law of unmarried President Diem), publicly responded to monk Thich Quang Duc's self immolation with "Let them burn & we shall clap our hands," insulting many among the Buddhist majority. Her father, ambassador to the US, disowned her.