Post * d8kBj — Curious Curator

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TIL In 1973 when 16-year-old John Paul Getty III was kidnapped, his billionaire oil tycoon grandfather agreed to pay no more than $2.2 million—the maximum amount that was tax deductible—and lent the remainder to his son, who was responsible for repaying the sum at four percent interest.

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6mp7 TIL That after defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington went on to seduce two of Napoleon’s former mistresses and was presented Napoleon’s sword and a saucy painting of his sister at the war’s end. One mistress is quoted as having preferred the Duke in bed.

d8brZ TIL there have been 34 Major League Baseball players whose first names are unknown.

XELkQ TIL about Samuel Green, America's first known serial killer. Born in 1796 and executed in Boston in 1822, Green killed people all over New England but his total body count is unknown. Later, he was the first killer whose crimes psychologists attributed in part to horrific abuse during childhood.

nWvNP TIL about Finland's national sport Pesäpallo. Similar to baseball except for vertical pitches, zigzag shaped path, and communication via multicolored fan.

8eglZ Today I Learned that a medical condition exists where a pinky toe can self-amputate!