Post * p8kmG — Curious Curator

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TIL there's a hobby called magnet fishing where people use rare earth magnets attached to ropes and throw them into rivers and other bodies of water to pull up metal objects and they often find weapons

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KOerw TIL that in 1921, Evan O'Neill Kane was the first doctor to remove his own appendix to test if local anesthetic would be sufficient pain killer for patients.

PYWBE TIL the Klingons were created by screenwriter Gene L. Coon, and first appeared in the Star Trek episode "Errand of Mercy" (1967). They were named after Lieutenant Wilbur Clingan, who served with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry in the Los Angeles Police Department

gwL4 TIL Tallinn, the capital of Estonia used to be named Lyndanisse, which in translation means Linda’s tits.

LkZ10 TIL cryptanalyst Elizebeth Friedman broke 4,000 codes during WWII and brought down a Nazi spy ring by cracking an early version of the Enigma machine with pen and paper

NXL91 TIL that Rose McGowan and Joaquin, River, Summer and Rain Phoenix were all raised by their parents in the religious cult known as Family International (formerly Children of God). The controversial group is notorious and has been investigated for child abduction and sexual misconduct.