Post * raNM — Curious Curator

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TIL that the shabby coat worn by The Great and Powerful Oz in The Wizard of Oz was found in a thrift store and later discovered to have belonged to L Frank Baum, author of the original Oz book.

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GAPb5 TIL that in 16th-century France, Martin Guerre vanished for eight years, only for an impostor to take his place, fooling even his wife. The real Martin eventually returned during the court trial just as the impostor was almost found innocent of not being an impostor.

QNyXE TIL that after the Portuguese dictator Salazar went into coma, he was dismissed as Prime Minister. When he emerged from it and recovered lucidity, no one wanted to tell him he had been removed from power, instead he was allowed to "rule" in privacy until his death 2 years later

O8GR TIL In 1956, Frank Lloyd Wright wanted to build a mile-high building (528 stories) in Chicago. The World’s current tallest building, the Burj Khalifa is only ½ a mile high and was inspired by Wright’s design.

8r5a TIL that in 2007 Russian scientists found a cache of 32,000 year old fruit 38 meters(125 ft.) below the permafrost in Siberia that were still viable and when planted grew to be healthy, seed producing plants.

p85lO TIL that the company Cisco is named after San Francisco, where it was founded, and its logo resembles the Golden Gate Bridge