Post * ewBn — Curious Curator

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TIL instead of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien intended to write “A New Hobbit” about a Bilbo who had spent all his riches from The Hobbit and wanted to go on another adventure. Then Tolkien remembered the powers of the ring in the first book and decided to write about that instead.

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jWWX TIL Michael J. Fox’s Middle Name is Andrew.

mDjo TIL that Jerry Maren, a 96-year-old dwarf, is the only Munchkin cast member from The Wizard of Oz still alive. He was one of the three members of the Lollipop Guild. Here he is singing the Lollipop Guild song in 2013.

ZpP6a TIL Elton John's farewell tour is the second highest grossing tour in history, making $939M across 330 shows. Taylor Swift is number 1, with just over a billion dollars across 60 shows

vPy68 TIL in 2011, a 29-year-old Australian bartender found an ATM glitch that allowed him to withdraw way beyond his balance. In a bender that lasted four-and-half months, he managed to spend around $1.6 million of the bank’s money.

96DQ TIL that during the 70s one suicide jumper from the Golden Gate Bridge had a note that read “I’m going to walk to the bridge. If one person smiles at me on the way, I will not jump.”