Post * gMM9W — Curious Curator

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TiL about General Walton Walker who commanded in WW1-2 and Korea. He served directly under General George Patton who died from an accident involving his staff car. Walker later commanded an Army of his own in Korea but later also died from an accident involving his staff car.

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xVK4g TIL about the 'thousand-yard stare', which is a phrase often used to describe the blank, unfocused gaze of soldiers who have become emotionally detached from the horrors around them. It is also sometimes used more generally to describe the look of dissociation among victims of other types of trauma.

l46r TIL that British India tried to get rid of cobras by offering a reward for captured snakes. Locals started breeding cobras & giving them to the government to collect the reward. The British found out & stopped the program. The breeders then released their snakes, causing the population to increase

69mrX TIL if you have blurry vision and stare at a dim point-source light in a dark room, focusing on the irregularities in the blurry circle of light, you will see microscopic solid and liquid particulates in your eye. This is an entoptic phenomenon. (see desc)

ZppbB TIL when an electrocuted human gets launched across a room, it is not from the current itself, but rather our muscles contracting all at once from the current.

Bryge TIL in 1998 the Carolina Panthers needed a safety. They moved Ryan Sutter from the practice squad to the active roster. On the opening kickoff he went for a tackle, severely injuring his shoulder, playing only 5 seconds. He never played in the NFL again making his career the shortest in NFL history.