Post * gMpP9 — Curious Curator

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TIL that Ryoki Inoue is the world’s most prolific writer alive. The Brazilian author has published 1090 books under thirty-nine pseudonyms.

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6E94X TIL that in the 1800’s doctors used “hydrotherapy” as a way of sedating patients in mental asylums that continued into the 20th century. One method of the treatment was the sprays, the patient stood in a shower stall, sometimes strapped in, while an attendant hoses them down with hot or cold water.

oBYar TIL that J.J. Thomson won the Nobel in Physics in 1906 when he showed electrons were particles. His son G. P. Thomson won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1937 for showing that electrons are waves.

BgL7e TIL That Catherine Parr, the final wife of Henry VIII, married Thomas Seymour after Henry's death. Thomas Seymour was the brother of Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII. This means she was an aunt in law of her step son, Edward VI.

Lkj9V TIL That the Normandy landings were only made possible by a disinformation campaign designed by the allied troops with the aim of misleading the German High Command as to the location of the invasion.

BrZox TIL that Chlorine Trifluoride was so dangerous that the Nazis refused to use it. Due to unstableness, the chemical was unfit for weaponisation. The chemical burned at over 2000° C and was able to melt bunkers, tanks, and burn entire cities.