diff --git a/curl_notes.txt b/curl_notes.txt
index 274146bf..5e3a448e 100644
--- a/curl_notes.txt
+++ b/curl_notes.txt
@@ -24,3 +24,13 @@ curl -H 'Accept: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiI
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 curl -H 'Accept: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJuYW1lIjoiSmltIiwiaWF0IjoxNjI5ODkyNTU1fQ.yMsrbX_c-vAXRMMYe5OFRWfg95zk0J2BBsv0zjcy4gU" http://localhost:3000/posts
 >>>>>>> 95f75b948d7df9af11c31531df2f9f69130561c3
+
+
+################ OTHER BASIC USES OF CURL ################
+
+# Simply write the html output of a website to an html file for offline browsing
+curl http://mywebsite.com >> mywebsite.html
+
+# If for whatever reason you get a Binary (and a warning), it means the site was compressed. to decompress, simply write:
+
+curl --compressed http://mycompressedwebsite.com >> mydecompressedhtml.html