Post * vPMex — Curious Curator

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TIL There are historical accounts of lion populations living in Europe as late as 12th century CE. In most parts of Europe, lion became extinct until 4th century CE.

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m1kVE TIL that American chemist Gilbert Lewis was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry every year from 1922 until 1946 but never won it. His death in 1946 may have been a suicide.

N7KXQ TIL Torvill and Dean's world famous olympic gold medal winning performance of Bolero was 18 seconds longer than the rules allowed. They got around this by spending the first 18 seconds on their knees, as the clock didn't start until their blades touched the ice

kOJ7g TIL in 2008 Dmitry Agarkov changed a credit card agreement to his benefit - and the bank signed it. When in 2010 the bank wanted him to pay late fees, he sued it, as according to the changed deal, it owed him money - 24m rubles (ca. $727k). It all ended with an out-of-court settlement.

XE7Qr TIL that John Hurt is the actor who has died the most onscreen. He has 45 deaths on films and totals 47 deaths counting TV appearances. Bela Lugosi, Mickey Rourke, and Sean Bean are close behind

x68Qg TIL there is a type of spider that was named after Angelina Jolie because of her work with the United Nations refugee agency