Post * vPM1r — Curious Curator

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TIL that in the 1920s, a soap company boosted sales by creating the first-ever radio soap opera,sponsoring daily drama episodes specifically to target housewives and build brand loyalty.

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QJEge TIL all of Terry Pratchett’s unfinished novels and work have been destroyed by a steamroller following his wishes before he died

XEwwj TIL of Walter Freeman, a man with no surgical training who popularized the transorbital lobotomy by driving around the US performing thousands of procedures on not just men but women and children too. Contrary to popular believe, there is no evidence that he referred to his van as the "Lobotomobile"

yVVda TIL The town of Yale, British Columbia, was once known as the biggest city west of Chicago and north of San Francisco following the 1850s gold rush. Yale burnt down so many times that most of the historic buildings are gone but the Museum is located in an old 1868 house next door to the 1863 church

loxgV TIL that in 1873 a man defrauded the residents of Alta, Utah out of $2,500 by claiming to be able to raise the dead. They paid him the money NOT to raise anybody. The story was later adapted into "The Twilight Zone" episode "Mr. Garrity and the graves."

m1VPp TIL Monty Python reunited for Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014) because they suddenly owed £800,000 pounds to Mark Forstater over Spamalot royalties. The ten shows were their first live ensemble performances in 34 years.