Post * wLpp8 — Curious Curator

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TIL of the Dyatlov Pass Incident, where 9 students were found dead under strange circumstances that couldn't be explained. One had no eyes, almost none had their shoes on, and were severely under-dressed.

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pY9wO TIL that much of our understanding of early language development is derived from the case of an American girl (pseudonym Genie), a so-called feral child who was kept in nearly complete silence by her abusive father, developing no language before her release at age 13.

Z8rrQ TIL in the 1900s the Austerlitz family in Omaha, Lutheran German emigrants, moved to New York City in hopes of finding fortune through their children's vaudeville talents. The son wore a top hat and studied tango, waltz, and other ballroom dances. He would become Fred Astaire.

wov6W TIL United States of Greater Austria was a proposal by group surrounding Franz Ferdinand to turn the empire into a federation. This caused panic among Serbian nationalists which feared it might satisfy the demand of minorities and hinder Serbia imperial ambition which lead to his assassination.

9YykX TIL that one of the 7 ancient worldwonders, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, probably did not exist. Scientists have not found any evidence of its existence even today. It is now assumed that the gardens either stood somewhere else, or they were merely a myth of writers.

5V5Q9 TIL that Edgar Wright and James Gunn checked with each other to make sure they didn't use the same songs for their movies 'Baby Driver' and "Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol.2"