Post * nWNLW — Curious Curator

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TIL that George Curzon, the future Viceroy of India, had a wealthy but miserable childhood which included a demented freak of a governess who made him wear a hat with cruel and hateful insults written on it in public.

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X0vvX TIL that late actor Michael Clarke Duncan was assigned to protect Notorious B.I.G. on the night he was killed, but Duncan switched assignments at the last minute. The death caused Duncan to quit working as a bodyguard and pursue acting full-time.

rNVbW TIL that Enzo Ferrari lived a reserved life. He rarely granted interviews or left his hometown, never went to any Grands Prix outside of Italy after the 1950s, never flew in an aeroplane and never set foot in an elevator

9Yy4Q TIL that Cowboys didn’t actually wear cowboy hats. ????????????

XENb6 TIL that Münchausen syndrome, where a person pretends to be ill to gain attention and sympathy, is more common in men while Münchausen syndrome by proxy, where a caregiver (usually mothers) fakes or causes illness/injuries to a vulnerable person under their care, is more common in women.

mx9yy TIL that not only has "Meet The Press" been on television since 1947, it's first moderator was a woman - Martha Rountree. She was also a producer on the show.