Post * v1nQ4 — Curious Curator

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TIL The original Street Fighter (1974) was the first movie to ever receive an X-rating in the U.S. for violence alone.

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yQbdv TIL In 1950, a Nebraska church exploded during what was meant to be choir practice. But no one in the 15-person choir was hurt or killed, because they were all running late for different reasons. No one was in the building when it went up in flames.

ZpZR TIL that the sentence, “I never said she stole my money,” has 7 different meanings depending on the word you stress.

PY4Bg TIL Dixie Land was written by a Unionist, and a favorite song of Abraham Lincoln

ne6nG TIL that the reason American public schools offer lunch is because of the National School Lunch Program which was born out of the concern that much of America’s youth was to malnourished to serve in the military (started in 1946)

woYPM TIL there are towns in Europe shaped like star; The town of Palmanova, Italy, was built as a star fort by the Venetian Republic in 1593.