Post * kkjd — Curious Curator

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TIL Studies show that Alcoholics Anonymous is a less effective treatment for alcoholism than no treatment at all

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epeMg TIL a family in Georgia claimed to have passed down a song in an unknown language from the time of their enslavement; scientists identified the song as a genuine West African funeral song in the Mende language that had survived multiple transmissions from mother to daughter over multiple centuries

R814 TIL women are subconsciously attracted to the scent of black licorice.

6EJm8 TIL Norman Lloyd is the world's oldest living actor. He started his acting career at age 9 in 1923. He is still acting at 106 today. He also produces, with his latest film having been released in 2015. If he lives 3 more years, he will have been acting for a full century.

grxP8 TIL When the 1930s musician Russ Columbo died from an accidental gunshot, his siblings went to great lengths to conceal the news from his mother, who had a heart condition. They wrote fake letters from him and used records to simulate his radio show. This continued until she died a decade later.

VB1lB TIL that the director of ‘American Psycho’ is the daughter of the guy who played Charlie Farquharson on ‘Hee Haw’