Post * kO45e — Curious Curator

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TIL Ben Affleck is banned for life from playing Blackjack at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas after being caught counting cards.

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rRexW TIL a street, a handful landmarks & a few towns in LA were named after Pío Pico, an Afro-Mexican and last governor of Alta California (when California was a part of Mexico)

Z8P84 TIL Pomp and Circumstance was originally composed for the coronation of King Edward VII, but after it was played when the composer received an honorary degree from Yale, more and more schools just started using it as well until it became the default graduation tune

RNk7 TIL the original ending of “Romeo Must Die” had Jet Li kissing Aaliyah but was re-filmed to where they shared a “tight hug” because, “Mainstream America, for the most part, gets uncomfortable with seeing an Asian man portrayed in a sexual light.”

Ar97 TIL there is a sport called Banzai Skydiving in which you throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.

VaEQ TIL “Surprise me” were the last words of the 100 year-old, legendary comedian Bob Hope, responding to his wife’s question regarding where he would like to be buried.