Post * mxXlv — Curious Curator

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TIL that the story about Ossip Bernstein playing chess to escape a bolshevik firing squad has only 1 source: Ossip himself - who first told the story to a friend after having fled to the UK.

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a5M9 TIL that a school in Poland is named after an Indian Maharaja, in honour of him providing shelter and free education to hundreds of Polish women and children after they had to escape Poland due to the World War 2.

NXjrQ TIL a TV sitcom called "Turn On" was pitched as "the first computerized TV show." It was cancelled after one episode

5VnRD TIL that when sperm whales started getting killed for lamp oil, they were able to develop and spread effective defence tactics across the ocean in just a few years

QmBp TIL that Charlie Sheen took steroids in preparation for his role as Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn in Major League. He said the steroids improved his fastball from 79mph to 85mph after only using it for 6-8 weeks.

jNMov There's such a thing as too much sleep, but it's usually a sign of something else.