Post * R7vb6 — Curious Curator

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TIL Ross Lebeau, 24, was charged with possessing almost half a pound of methamphetamine. 2 field tests also yielded positive results. However, later it was found to be cat littler. It was to keep the windows from fogging up.

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X0VBE TIL That Uncle Fester from the Addams' family was not originally Gomez's Brother. In the 1960's television series, he was Moritcia's uncle, who was the twin brother of her mother, Hester. Grandmama Addams was also the mother of Gomez even though she has recently been portrayed as Morticia's mother.

JYEd8 TIL the nurse,Caroline Hampton, helped popularize surgical gloves. She almost quit her job as a surgical nurse at John Hopkins due to severe hand eczema caused by surgical disinfectant until her boss bought her custom rubber gloves. Other staff members copied this and found they made work easier.

Qopk TIL The sudden startled jolt awake sometimes experienced when on the verge of sleeping is known as a hypnic jerk, and is likely a vestigial reflex selected to help primates avoid falling while resting or asleep in trees.

neYRW TIL that the theory that people go through 'Five Stages of Grief' is considered to be outdated, inaccurate, and unhelpful in explaining the grieving process - studies have not empirically shown the stages to exist at all.

ZQdD TIL German General Walther Wenck refused orders to reclaim Berlin from the Russians in 1945 and instead used the remains of his army to create a corridor to for civilians and soldier to flee to the Americans across the Elbe River