Post * jNEnR — Curious Curator

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TIL COPS was created in 1989 after the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike negatively impacted the entertainment industry and FOX needed a new material that wouldn't require union writers

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XEPjR TIL that the song Vincent, written by Don McLean about how Vincent Van Gogh and his messages were never appreciated enough all his life, was a personal favorite of Tupac Shakur, and the rapper had it played on his deathbed, just before he passed away.

b9KeZ TIL that the USS Constitution, built in 1797 is the world’s oldest ship still afloat and is still in active service in the US Navy

nn77 TIL that Alec Guinness, the actor who played Obi-wan Kenobi, despised star wars calling it “fairy tale rubbish.” Regardless, he was one of the few cast members who believed the film would be a hit and negotiated a deal for 2% of the gross royalties paid to George Lucas. This made him a very rich man

g7jb TIL that male kangaroos flex their biceps to impress female kangaroos for mating purposes.

Ypkxr TIL the first female doctor in Britain spent 56 years disguised as Dr. James Barry; a male Royal British Army surgeon. She was the first person to perform a successful C-section in British history and her true identity was only discovered after she rose to the rank of “Inspector General.”