Post * gM5Mb — Curious Curator

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TIL When he heard that his works were not among those burned by the nazis and were in fact recomended by the regime, author Oskar Graf wrote an open letter titled "burn me!", stating his dissapointment at being white listed and asking for his books to be burned

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RdD9 TIL An implant, that has reduced some epilepsy patients seizures by “half”, is heralded as the first major breakthrough in epilepsy, all while a form of medical cannabis processed into a marijuana extract that is high in CBD content that has reduced patients seizures to ZERO is buried in controversy

gMvA4 TIL Sorrell Booke ("Boss Hogg") had degrees from Yale and Columbia, spoke 5 languages, was an intelligence officer in the Korean War, once conducted the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, wore a fat suit to play Boss Hogg

5VWb9 TIL In 1955, the doctor performing Einstein's autopsy stole his brain

nWvLB TIL that The corpse flower, also known as Amorphophallus titanum, emits a odor similar to decomposing flesh to attract its native pollinators, carrion beetles and flesh flies when in bloom. It only blooms once every seven to ten years, and its bloom lasts only 24 to 36 hours.

NYa8 TIL that a pastor and his wife kidnapped a 4-month old baby to raise as a slave. They forced her to serve them and consistently beat, tortured, and molested her. She was rescued at 19 years old and had 410 scars on her body.