Post * rXN4 — Curious Curator

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TIL Coolio was robbed by his “fans” at a concert in England. They all moved when he attempted to stage dive and then stole his shoes, jewelry, and accessories.

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n557 TIL The creators of the Red Dwarf series acknowledge that Rimmer’s surname comes from a snobby prefect with whom they attended school. They claim, however, that only the boy’s name was used, and not his personality because that would imply he had one.

ne1QG TIL that nose prints can be used to identify dogs in the same way that fingerprints can be used to identify humans.

BrYrb TIL that women are naturally more affected by alcohol than men because they don't produce an enzyme in their stomachs that starts metabolization early like men do.

QJ9Xa TIL the character of Hans Moleman has seemingly died 24 times on The Simpsons.

R54aa TIL The "mayday" procedure word was conceived as a distress call in the early 1920s by Frederick Stanley Mockford, officer-in-charge of radio at Croydon Airport, England. He had been asked to think of a word that would indicate distress and would easily be understood over the radio.