Post * lLyG — Curious Curator

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TIL that Starbucks opened a number of “Stealth” stores that were meant to mimic independent coffee shops

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DGBv TIL Under the Soviet Union, the distribution of Beatles albums was forbidden by the government, so some medical students would burn Beatles songs onto old X-rays.

OoZje TIL Kurds are the Closest Relatives of Jews "In 2001, a team of Israeli, German, and Indian scientists discovered that the majority of Jews around the world are closely related to the Kurdish people – more closely than they are to the Semitic-speaking Arabs or any other population that was tested."

V8PD TIL that the greek origin of the word “idiot” was used to mean someone who did not participate in politics and public affairs

grxrA TIL about the Halifax Explosion, which occurred in December 1917 when 2 explosive-laden ships collided in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1,782 people were killed and 9,000 injured. At the time, it was the largest man-made explosion in history.

yQ46V TIL that the skeletal remains of Josef Mengele are being used to teach forensics to medical students