Post * 5VoGk — Curious Curator

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TIL That a group of Carmelite monks in Wyoming are building themselves a gothic monastery using 3D design software and stone-carving robots

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olVL TIL Hitler ever only received about 37% of the popular vote

pYZDO TIL About a power plant turbine bearing at Holtwood Hydroelectric Power Plant that has been operating maintenance free for over 100 years and rated by the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) to continue operating for another 1300 years without maintenance.

EgOkV TIL Michael Sheen is a 'not-for-profit actor' (he donates his earnings to charity) and sold his houses to further fund charitable causes

X0kok TIL that in 1981, a 12-year-old girl began sneezing, and continued to sneeze repeatedly, for 978 consecutive days. Initially sneezing twice every minute, her rate would eventually slow to once every five minutes. Donna would have her first day without sneezing on September 16, 1983.

DQOBJ TIL medieval Europe “mummy balm,” made from human fat, was applied to wounds and believed to have healing powers. It was often taken from executed criminals with the belief their violent deaths made it more potent. This persisted for centuries until medicine shifted toward evidence-based practices.