Post * d8g98 — Curious Curator

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TIL during the early 1900s, hat pins were used by women for self-defense; Mademoiselle Gelas even wrote a manual advising a combination of jiu-jitsu, hatpin stabbing and umbrella work to fend off men.

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w81P TIL that even though parody is protected by the First Amendment, Weird Al Yankovic always asks artists for permission, as a courtesy.

4Vj5 TIL that a guy, before he blew his brains with a revolver on the steps of Harvard Memorial Church in front of a tour group of 30 people, he wrote a 1,905-page suicide note and emailed it to over 400 people. Some view it as a masterpiece of modern philosophy.

wLRMY TIL 50 Cent tragically lost his mother when he was 8 years old. His mother, Sabrina Jackson, died in 1983 in a 'mysterious fire'. 50 Cent said in an interview, "Someone put something in her drink and turned the gas on."

J1lnv TIL about Lion City, an ancient underwater city in China that’s about 1,400 years old. It was purposely flooded in 1959 to create a hydroelectric dam and rediscovered in 2001 in excellent condition, with preserved homes, temple structures, paved roads, and even wood.

6orZ TIL that Japan’s Hitashi Seaside Park covers an area of 190 hectares with 4.5 million flower blossoms. Come spring, the Nemophila seeds create a landscape of perpetual blue.