Post * v11VL — Curious Curator

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TIL There's a service called "Cleaning for a Reason" in the U.S. and Canada that cleans the houses of women with cancer for free so they can focus on their health.

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dDxKd TIL A man sued the makers of Lineage II, an online game, for making him addicted to it. He claimed that he played the game for over 20,000 hours and neglected his family, hygiene, and health. He won the case and received an undisclosed settlement.

6eWQ TIL in 1969 North Korea hijacked a plane and kidnapped the passengers and crew. 39 passengers were eventually released. The fate of the crew plus 7 passengers is still unknown.

OjbX TIL that since the 1990’s a small group of people in Greece have revived the Hellenistic religion, and worship the Gods of ancient Greece

JxZB TIL first LT Audie Murphy, a man who held off an entire German company at age 19 and then played himself in a movie made about the battle.

8apMa TIL that professional golfer Sam Snead once intentionally lost a televised match because he realized that he had accidentally broken a rule and thought that pointing this out and being disqualified would spoil the show.