Post * KYWER — Curious Curator

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TIL there's a fringe theory that every pope since Pius XII (1939–1958)—including John XXIII to Leo XIV—is not a true pope, and would only become valid if they converted to Catholicism

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Wk6RN TIL that a morning-sickness drug, Thalidomide, was mass-prescribed in the 1950s, resulting in thousands of deformed children being born in the 50-60s. Most were born with ‘flippers’ (some starring in American Horror Story as characters)

abZJ TIL Ancient peoples in the Middle East and India tamed Cheetahs and trained them to ride horses.

Bg1KL TIL Tyre, Lebanon (the fourth largest city in Lebanon) is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, which has been around for over 4,000 years

xMd0 TIL that most scratches on porcelain tableware are in fact metal residue from the metal in the utensils rather than scratches in the porcelain, since porcelain is much harder than steel used in most utensils

wLKro TIL WW1 American soldier Henry Johnson, known as the "Black Death", suffered 21 severe wounds while repelling a German raid. He survived while killing 4 and wounding 10-20 in hand to hand combat.