Post * DG9V — Curious Curator

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TIL that the most densely populated area to ever exist on earth was a largely self-governed, crime-infested block in Hong Kong. Called Kowloon Walled City, it had a population density of 1,255,000 people per square kilometer

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ev5L TIL In the Pamplona Running of the Bulls, there have been 15 deaths since 1910. For safety, there are 16 posts with at least 1 doctor and 1 nurse each, and about 20 ambulances. A gored person can be stabilized and taken to a hospital in less than 10 minutes.

a8pGo TIL Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera was the first black athlete to become an Olympic gold medalist as a member of the France squad that won the title at the first Olympic rugby tournament at Paris in 1900. He also won the bronze in the tug of war at the same Games.

R7R64 The first modern crematory was built in the U.S. in 1876. A second came eight years later. By 1900, there were 20. The practice got another boost in 1963 when the Catholic Church reversed its opinion on cremation during the Vatican II reforms and said cremation was permitted (though ash scattering was not). Four decades ago, less than 5 percent of American were cremated when they died. Now that figure stands at nearly half.

9YLaM TIL Antibiotic ointments such as Neosporin have not been proven more effective at healing than regular petroleum jelly, and may contribute to the spread of MRSA

WgPL TIL the US gov’t was found guilty of assassinating MLK jr in civil court