Post * rNMGe — Curious Curator

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TIL that Harold Ray Presley - cousin of Elvis and a Mississippi sheriff in the 90s - was mortally wounded in a shootout in 2001, and that an 8,000 pound monument was erected in his honor. In 2008, the monument disappeared under suspicious circumstances, and its whereabouts are still unknown.

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XE68k TIL of John the Posthumous; a French king who ruled for the 5 days he lived in 1316. He was the youngest person to become King of France, the only one to be king from birth, and the only one to hold the title for his entire life. He has the shortest reign of any French king.

wODY TIL that the inventor of the Game Boy was originally Nintendo’s janitor; the President of the company happened to walk by and was impressed by a toy he created out of boredom, leading to an illustrious career

vPGQ7 TIL that Levamisole, a veterinary deworming agent, now used to treat nephrotic syndrome in children, was once rampant as an adulterant for cocaine. It resulted in increased renal injury, vasculitis and necrosis of skin.

yVK6X TIL the Chaos Computer Club in France was a fake hacker organisation setup by the government in 1989. They fully committed to the operation, even publishing seventy-three issues of their members' magazine.

ADavn TIL there are two Denis the Menaces - US & UK. Both were created independently of each other and launched on the same day. Both creators agree they didn't plagiarize from each other, and both are still published today.