Post * ep87g — Curious Curator

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TIL about Colin Watson, a rare egg collector who stole the eggs of rare and wild birds from protected wildlife sites throughout Great Britain, amassing the largest collection in the UK. He died in 2006, falling out of a tree attempting to steal the eggs of a protected species.

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VMoVB TIL French author Gerard de Nerval would walk a lobster through Paris to highlight the absurdity of pet ownership.

GAVj TIL a woman sued Walmart for charging her $1.00 on a $0.98 item and was awarded $180.00, making it the most successful lawsuit with the award being 9000 times the disputed amount

LrD9 TIL of John Snow who first proposed that cholera outbreaks were happening because people drank water contaminated with faeces. His claims were rejected for decades because the were “too disgusting” for the public to contemplate.

gZWA TIL in countries such as Germany, Denmark, and Iceland, your baby’s name must be on an approved list.

P6GO TIL that the boy who played Charlie in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory film never acted in another film and is currently a practicing veterinarian in the Adirondacks.