Post * n8bb — Curious Curator

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TIL Steve Buscemi was stabbed in the throat, the cheek and above his eye in a barfight in 2001

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Agl4 TIL in 1983, a small town in Missouri was permanently evacuated when high levels of dioxin were discovered in soil samples. It was discovered that a man hired to oil the dirt roads to keep dust down had used waste from a company making Agent Orange.

0pjL TIL That a Man Will Have On Average 3 Erections Whilst Sleeping Each Night

9YQbX TIL that the first commercial passenger airliner to be shot down by hostile forces was refurbished, returned to service, and later became the third commercial passenger airliner to be shot down by hostile forces.

5V9W9 TIL of the Name-Letter Effect, where people tend to like the letters in their name over other letters. It holds in other languages, and is tied to self-esteem. People tend to favor brands that share their initials, and donate to disaster relief for hurricanes with their same first letter.

ZpVeR TIL the famous riff to INXS’ song “Need You Tonight” appeared in guitarist’s Andrew Farriss head while waiting for a cab to go to the airport. He then asked the cab driver to wait a couple of minutes while he grabbed something from his motel room. In reality, he went up to record the riff.