Post * y95l — Curious Curator

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TIL We already have the world`s first Bionic Pop Star - Viktoria Modesta

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lMyN TIL of Bishnu Shrestha, a retired Gurkha soldier, who was aboard a train attacked by a group of 40 thieves. When the thieves attempted to rape a passenger next to him, he pulled out his khukuri, proceeding to kill three of the attackers and injuring 8 more before the rest fled.

M5yW TIL during the “Tuskegee syphilis experiment” the US Public Health Services studied the natural progression of untreated syphilis despite the “cure” being widely available

gMAmX TIL Alexander the Great held Cyrus in such high esteem that when he discovered that Cyrus' tomb had been ransacked upon conquering the capital city, he personally paid to have it completely restored to its former glory down to the smallest detail and appointed his own guards to watch over it.

GApkE TIL I learned about Bagel Bakers Local 338, a local trade union that was established in the early 1900s in New York City and whose craftsmen were the primary makers of New York's bagels, prepared by hand, until the advent of machine-made bagels in the 1960s led to its end.

wLXe1 TIL that the tallest man of all time was Robert Wadlow @ 2.72m or 8 ft 11. He was asked if it bothers him that people stare, and he answered "No, I just overlook them."