Post * 64E7 — Curious Curator

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TIL That the name “Jesus” is the greek attempt at a translation of the hebrew name Yeshua, which itself is derived from “Yehoshua” which has since developed into “Joshua”

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VMmak TIL Mice with vision enhanced by nanotechnology can see both infrared and visible light. A single injection of nano-particles in the mice's eyes gave them infrared vision for around 10 weeks with minimal side effects.

5YKQ TIL a sow was dressed as a human and hanged for the death of an infant in 1386.

XEejj TIL former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones visited a children’s hospital where he challenged a sick kid to a game of Madden. Jones proceeded to beat him by a score of 98-35.

e8P6 TIL that a cross between a zebra and a donkey can be called a zonkey, zebronkey, zedonk, or zebadonk.

b8nj TIL that American Sniper Chris Kyle admitted to lying about a fight with Jesse Ventura in his book and his widow has ignored her late husband’s wishes and withheld millions from the bereaved families of his fallen friends that he publicly had promised to support prior to his death.