Post * wLlDP — Curious Curator

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TIL the Yellow Rose of Texas is about a woman who is “high yellow” referring to a bi-racial or light skinned brown person.

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GY9Kg TIL Ken Ilgunas lived in a van for two years while obtaining his graduate degree at Duke to avoid debt. This is also known as “vandwelling”. His advice for “vandwellers” is don’t drink any liquid before going to bed, come to terms with celibacy, look normal, ensure stealth, and bring essentials.

KO5YB TIL about "Mitochondrial Eve", the most recent woman from whom all living humans descend in an unbroken line through their mothers. Estimates for her age are highly uncertain, with a range of times from 180,000 to 580,000 years ago.

1PRd TIL that the feminist anthem Respect was written and originally recorded by Otis Redding about a man asking for respect when he brings home money.

6BWQ TIL Black American soldiers had to sit behind Nazi POWs at concerts.

mvgx TIL that today, on 1999 July 28th, Tommy Chong was the very first person in America to receive a medical marijuana card, in the state of California.