Post * wop7W — Curious Curator

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TIL that Honey Nut Cheerios haven’t contained nuts since 2006. The nut flavor comes from a blend of peach and apricot pit

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R7je7 TIL In 1984, an anti-cruise missile activist poured red paint on the only good copy of the Canadian Constitution. He was subsequently sentenced to 89 days in weekend jail.

4Dy5 TIL that in the ancient Persian Empire, an idea was debated twice: sober and drunk. The idea first had to sound good in both states of mind before being considered a good idea

0N7y TIL that in the 1966 film adaptation of “Fahrenheit 451” the credits are spoken, not read, in keeping with the film’s theme of destruction of reading material.

DQOpg TIL that due to a bad hand cramp, Tina Weymouth was unable to play bass on the studio recording of the Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love". One of the studio engineers had to take her place.

5YjkD TIL of John Shaw, an outlaw who ordered a drink in a Winslow, AZ saloon then robbed the place. He was later caught and killed but since he never finished the drink his friends dug him up, poured whiskey down his throat and took photos.