Post * nWnBP — Curious Curator

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TIL that the name of the band ''Lynyrd Skynyrd'' was based on a teacher named Leonard Skinner, who did not accept long hair at the high school where some members of lynyrd skynyrd studied and as a way of paying homage they opted for a tongue-in-cheek with your name.

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7rAZx TIL the first Valentine's Day was in 496 named after Saint Valentine. Valentine secretly arranged marriages after a Roman Emperor had banned marriage. Valentine was jailed but fell in love with the jailor's daughter. He was executed on February 14, sending a love letter signed "from your Valentine".

kOmWm TIL after John Krasinski shot the pilot episode of "The Office," he went back to being a waiter for a bit. "I was sure nothing was going to happen with it."

VB0p0 TIL that Andy Warhol was secretly a devout Byzantine Catholic, who attended church almost daily. At one point, he financed his nephew’s studies for priesthood, and was also responsible for at least one religious conversion. Warhol’s brother described him as “really religious”.

1Q8d TIL the average British person will spend a year of their life hungover

Me0na TIL of Cliff Young, a 61-year-old farmer who won a 875-km ultramarathon wearing only farm boots and pants, and broke the previous record by two days.