Post * oAJo — Curious Curator

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TIL Easy-E’s last public statement before dying of AIDS: “A few times I used Jimmy-Hats, but most of the times, I did it raw, and I ain’t gay.”

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6MoQ TIL that Washington state did not officially ban sex with animals until 2005. The impetus for the ban was the highly publicized death of a man who ruptured his colon during anal sex with a horse at an animal brothel.

O8RL TIL there is a unique species of octopus called “mimic octopus” that has the ability to mimic other sea creatures like sea snakes, lionfish, flatfish, brittle stars, giant crabs, sea shells, stingrays, jellyfish, sea anemones, and mantis shrimp. It also intelligently mimic it based upon the threat.

p8DYb TIL In addition to the main smelly chemical of skunk spray (thiols), there's also another chemical called thioacetates. These chemicals don't stink, but they absorb into hair and fur, and react violently with water to rapidly produce thiols. This stops animals from removing the smell.

Rry1 TIL William Sokolin paid $519,750.00 for a bottle of 1787 vintage wine which supposedly had been owned by Thomas Jefferson, then later accidentally knocked it over, breaking it and spilling the precious contents on the floor.

Z8Nrp TIL that the Capital Records building in L.A. built in 1955 has 8 subterranean echo chambers - each with a unique sound - that music producers in studios in the floors above can send recorded music to and receive it back nearly instantly - and toggle between on the sound board.