Post * e7gJ — Curious Curator

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TIL that people are living in the abandoned Mos Eisley set from Star Wars

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aBOA TIL Adrian Schoolcraft, and NYPD officer, was arrested, involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility, and fired in 2006 for exposing corruption in NYPD

QJALp TIL Ketamine was given to boys trapped in a cave to keep them unconscious & to prevent them from panicking during their six day rescue

KYlb9 TIL Unlike in the West where people count on their fingers up to 5 or 10, the Kaluli people of Papua New Guinea have a counting system using many body parts that goes up to 35.

YEGv TIL that in Ancient Egypt, the deceased bodies of beautiful and high ranking women were left to decay for 3 to 4 days before being sent off for embalming. They did this to discourage necrophilia (sex with the dead).

grVyD TIL that Mammatus clouds look like pouches hanging from the sky. These rare cloud formations are typically found beneath thunderstorm anvil clouds and are often a sign of severe weather. They appear as a series of bulbous, sagging pockets and are formed by sinking air.