Post * oxKo — Curious Curator

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TIL In 1942 there was a man called the Phantom Barber, who would break into peoples houses in Mississippi at night and cut their hair.

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1opO TIL part of the 18 disciplines of ninjutsu (ninja) was the study of meteorology and geography.

PYy7Z TIL of "Number 16," the oldest known spider. She was a wild trapdoor spider who lived in an Australian burrow. She was studied by researchers from 1973 until 2016, when her burrow was found damaged and empty, likely due to a parasitic wasp attack. She was 43 years old.

6EkWQ TIL that Canada has entire mountain ranges that have never been explored.

nAAB TIL of Kenneth Robinson who found a loophole that allowed him to buy an abandoned $330k house for $16. His story enraged neighbors for the 7 months he lived there until BoA claimed ownership.

801Z TIL that HBO’s iconic “Band of Brothers” premiered two days before 9/11. When the attacks occurred, HBO stopped all marketing for the show, and by the end of the series it had half the viewers it started with. It won six Emmys, a Golden Globe, and was awarded a Peabody.