Post * g0B9 — Curious Curator

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TIL of Hans Münch, an SS physician who refused to assist in the murder of inmates at Auschwitz. He was the only member of the SS at Auschwitz acquitted entirely, mostly due to hundreds of inmates testifying in his favor.

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vbLD TIl Detroit has exited bankruptcy

D1OdV TIL PhD students built a supersonic cannon that can fire pingpong balls that break the sound barrier, and shoot clean through steel cans.

lokYK TIL Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s mother was highly intelligent and graduated high school at age 15, but was prevented from attending college by her parents who sent her brother instead. She emphasized education to her daughter Ruth in the hopes that she might one day be a high-school history teacher.

Q6GM TIL, FBI agent John Patrick O'Neill warned of the looming threat of Al Qaeda and was convinced a major attack was in the works. Due to conflict of interests he was reassigned as head of security for the WTC and died on 9/11 less than a month on the job

9xMr TIL that spiders can fly by shooting long strands of web into the air and riding the string like a sail. Some have been spotted at altitudes of 4 kilometers.