Post * 4XaYg — Curious Curator

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TIL that in the 1860's an atheist tobacconist named George Hull created a 10-foot stone statue, buried it, then exhumed it a year later as proof of giants, all to mock a bible verse that states giants once lived on the Earth.

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PYNZJ TIL that when Joseph Stalin was dying, his private physician was not available because he was already being tortured in the basement of the KGB headquarters for suggesting the Soviet leader required more bed rest.

wQVW TIL That a bike manufacturer saw a huge drop in shipping damage after it printed a TV on its boxes.

p8QOA TIL Thalaikoothal is the traditional practice of involuntary euthanasia, by their own family members, observed in some parts of southern districts of Tamil Nadu state of India.

4kLpR TIL that Jehovah's Witnesses sent a letter to Hitler asking him to stop persecuting them because they shared the same ethical goals as the Nazi party

P1LXG TIL that Vitalik Buterin created the Ethereum cryptocurrency because his warlock World of Warcraft character was nerfed and on that day he realized what horrors centralized services can bring