Post * vbN4 — Curious Curator

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TIL James Huberty called a mental health hotline, left his name, and waited for hours for them to return his call. His name was written down as “Shouberty” and the call was a non crisis because Huberty was so polite. 3 days later he carried out one of Americas worst rampage killings.

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R7X98 TIL that quahogs (a common clam) are among the longest-lived marine organisms in the world and can live up to 200 years old. They don't reproduce until around 6 years old, and don't reach commercially harvestable size until about 20 years old.

4EPN TIL that if Puerto Rico were a US state, it would have more electoral votes for Presidential elections than Mississippi.

WopY TIL that in 1994, Tim Allen simultaneously starred in the highest grossing film (The Santa Clause), topped the New York Times best-seller list with his book (Don’t Stand Too Close to a Naked Man), and appeared in the top rated television series (Home Improvement)

QJNbM TIL the first Indian Reservation in what would become the US was established in 1758, predating the birth of the United States by nearly 2 decades

n9er TIL that Johnny Cash, while working as an Air Force radio operator in Germany intercepting Soviet broadcasts, was the first American to report the death of Joseph Stalin.