Post * WZGB — Curious Curator

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TIL the Book of Mathew is the only gospel to mention the Magi (aka the “Wise Men”) and it never specifies how many there were. The three gifts has led to the widespread assumption that there were three men. In Eastern Christianity, especially the Syriac churches, the Magi often number twelve.

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oBLML TIL that Bennett Foddy, the man who developed the popular video games QWOP and Getting Over It, was the original bassist for the well known synth-pop band Cut Copy, before conducting postdoctoral research in moral philosophy at both Princeton University and Oxford University

e0Lak TIL about Cat Island. The cats were originally introduced to combat rodents on fishing boats, but remained on the island and reproduced in large numbers, currently outnumbering humans 36:1

wZR7 TIL there is a biker club that shows up to court with child abuse victims to make them feel safe.

Br9Kd TIL that showman P.T. Barnum got his start by purchasing an enslaved woman named Joice Heth. She was in her 70’s but he claimed she was 161 years old and had been the nanny of George Washington. He exhibited her until her death, and then allowed the public to view her autopsy for 50 cents each

Y7G4W TIL that the Korean Alphabet was made because the King at the time didn't like how only the rich could learn to read. So he decided to take matters into his own hands and create a new writing system from scratch that can be "learned before lunchtime." You can actually learn to read it in 20 minutes.