Post * grBBD — Curious Curator

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TIL Max Schreck, who played Count Orlok in 1922's "Nosferatu", was NOT actually a vampire, was a REAL actor, and had a career stretching well into the sound era of film. He also had a rather high-pitched voice.

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b6ea7 TIL there is a hoax/conspiracy that makes people install electrolysers on their car engine in the belief they can create infinite energy out of nowhere.

4Xww TIL that the United States’ only native parrot species, the Carolina Parakeet, went extinct in 1918 because they were deemed as pests by farmers and as lovely decorations for ladies’ hats.

PYr8L TIL That the books / elements of Avatar The Last Aibender were inspired by a 17th century Japanese martial arts manual containing 5 chapters: The books of Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Void (spiritualism)

5Y9XB TIL that there is a single called "Africa For Norway," satirizing the Band Aid charity singles by encouraging Africans to donate their heaters to the unfortunate, freezing people of Norway

re1 TIL that Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog was filmed in only 6 days!