Post * d87mB — Curious Curator

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TIL Since suicide is an unforgivable sin for christians many people, especialy women in 18th century resorted to suicide by proxy. They would usualy murder a child, a crime punishable by death and ask for forgiveness right before the execution

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4xYg TIL “Inside Out” was going to have another imaginary character named “Corner Sun,” who was literally a quarter of Sun as kids would draw in the corner of their drawings

Bwnb TIL that there’s a man who shops at Trader Joe’s in Seattle and buys things in bulk and then transports them up to Vancouver to his own store called “Pirate Joe's” because there are no Trader Joe’s in Canada. He’s gotten banned at some Trader Joe’s and sometimes has to put on disguises to shop.

MeYPW TIL Ubisoft was approached with the idea of creating a mode in Assassin's Creed for teachers to explore historical locations in the classroom. This led to Ubisoft creating a "Discovery Tour" mode which shows you real historical facts independent of the game's story and combat mechanics.

X0ZnD TIL that summertime Atari Computer Camps were were located at colleges and school campuses. Young people between the ages of 10-18 could enroll and learn on Atari 400 and Atari 800 computers as well as take part in various sports, crafts, and activities and sleep in residence halls.

LkYDm TIL Walt Disney's last words before he died were "Kurt Russell".