Post * 1RrW — Curious Curator

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TIL that in 1959 nine skiers died due to a ‘compelling natural force’ in the Ural mountains. They were found in their underwear in sub-freezing temps, barefoot, highly radioactive with fatal blunt force wounds not possible by a human. No sign of a struggle and one victim was missing their tongue

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7rpNX TIL a common homeopathic cure for the flu is a 200C dilution of duck liver. A dilution of one molecule in the observable universe is 40C, therefore one would need to consume the equivalent of 10^320 observable universes of the substance to get a single molecule of duck liver.

oWbW TIL “Wet houses”–permanent supportive housing where formerly homeless, chronic alcoholics are allowed to drink and live–saved Seattle over $4 million in the first year and continually saves lives

gr5n7 TIL Leonard Nimoy refused to join Star Trek the Animated Series without George Takai and Nichelle Nichols claiming they were proof of ethic diversity in the 23rd century.

1QGX TIL a former president of Vietnam fled to America and ran a liquor store

XdJQ TIL that “Amor De Cosmos” (“Lover of the Universe”) was the 2nd Premier of BC and a Founding Father of Canada. He was known to get into fist fights, was an early photographer, Mormon, and was declared insane after trying to start a hot food delivery business.