Post * yVBQJ — Curious Curator

› added 1 month ago

9

TIL that the author of The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling, is the same person that wrote the poem "Boots" used in the trailer for 28 Years Later.

Read more

nkRG TIL Beauty and the Beast (1991) became the first animated film to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and remained the only animated film until 2010 when the field was widened to 10 nominations (Up was the 2nd).

Lk57V TIL A Roman Amphitheater collapse in 27AD killed 20,000 people and led to the Roman Senate passing a law requiring the foundations of all new amphitheaters to be inspected prior to use.

Bgp7y TIL before the appearance of the anus, animals had to eat and excrete through the same hole. The anus allowed for a more efficient system, and allowed animal life on Earth to grow bigger and take on new shapes and forms.

bjP7 TIL that Ching Ling Foo and Chung Ling Soo were two magicians from the early 20th century who were bitter rivals. While Ching Ling Foo was genuinely Chinese, Chung Ling Soo was actually a New Yorker named William Robinson.

6EwLQ TIL the Maya were not conquered by the Spanish until 172 years after Hernan Cortes first contacted them. Despite no standing army, Maya warriors were well-disciplined and trained regularly. every able-bodied man was available for military service.