Post * dNBE — Curious Curator

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TIL that in 1995, the New Mexico state senate passed a bill requiring psychiatrists and psychologists to dress as wizards, complete with wands to emphasize talking points, while testifying in court.

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1a0A8 TIL under the START treaty, Russians could inspect US missile sites. As a result, Sites such as at Tekoi Utah feature Russian-language signage.

dDwWQ TIL Of Titanic Thompson, a prolific hustler and golfer of the early 20th century. One of Thompson's tricks was to play righthanded, win, and offer to play double or nothing lefthanded, he was naturally lefthanded. In his time a professional golfer could earn 30,000$ a year, he earned that in a week.

wL7YJ TIL The Saint Petersburg Sphinxes are about 3500 years old, Andrei Muravyov, who in 1830 was going on a pilgrimage to holy places. Ancient sculptures made him so impressed that he immediately sent a letter to the Russian Ambassador, in which he proposed to acquire them.

8egNV TIL: Surgeons in ancient India, around 600 BCE, performed cataract surgeries using a curved needle to remove the cloudy lens. The procedure was described by the physician Sushruta in his medical texts, making it one of the earliest known surgical practices in human history.

neLX9 Today I learned about Joyce Carol Vincent - a young woman who died and lay undiscovered in her flat for 3 years surrounded by undelivered christmas presents she had purchased for friends and family.