Post * yVX5M — Curious Curator

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TIL that in 1967, Jim Morrison was set to star in the Andy Warhol “I, a Man” - where the main character has a series of sexual encounters with eight women. Morrison later backed out of the film, and his friend Tom Baker took over the role.

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LgJm TIL that ‘Presque vu’ is the opposite of 'Déjà vu’, the phenomenon called tip of the tongue, a situation where someone cannot recall a familiar word or name, but with effort eventually recalls the elusive memory.

8av14 TIL Aaliyah maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA through her graduation from high school, saying "I don't want kids to think, 'I can just sing and forget about school.' I think it's very important to have an education, and even more important to have something to fall back on."

kJO1d TIL I learned about Amorphous Globosus. That animals can be born as a literal ball of organs. It’s thought to be a result of twin pregnancy in which one twin does not have enough room in the womb and is absorbed by the other. It’s unable to survive outside the womb due to a lack of working organs.

XE99r TIL Hamburg, Germany has more bridges than any other city in the world and more canals than Amsterdam and Venice combined.

QJGKL TIL That in 1933, Adolf Hitler made friends with a young Jewish girl, Rosa Nienau, whilst he was staying at his mountain retreat. After the meeting they became penpals and the correspondence carried on right until 1938 when Hitlers secretary told her to cease contact.