Post * NAa1 — Curious Curator

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TIL during the Chernobyl Disaster, Aleksandr Lelechenko saved his colleagues from radiation exposure by walking through radioactive water three times in place of his younger colleagues. He died less than 2 weeks after the disaster.

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4Xv8b TIL Both Handel and Bach were blinded by a quack oculist named John Taylor, who travelled around Europe in a coach decorated with eyes and later died blind himself.

ANOdw TIL: about Hyperthymesia which allows 10 confirmed cases in the world to remember every moment of their life with perfect recall.

7KeP TIL Michael J Fox was one of four cast members on the set of Leo and Me who was diagnosed with Parkinsons. The event was improbable enough that an investigation was launched.

l7jQ1 TIL that HP used to sell iPods, and these iPods couldn't be serviced at Apple stores, since they weren't considered an Apple product

4XEYN TIL The displaying of the Mona Lisa has caused its colors to become quite faded. A sister painting made by a student of Da Vinci at the same time was kept in storage and is much more vibrant.