Curious Curator

Curious Curator

TIL that for a brief period in the 1920s, Mongolia was ruled by a German dictator who intended to create a pan-eurasian monarchy spanning from China to Europe

TIL Some people hear clicking and fluid moving sounds in their head after brain surgery

TIL about Jordan Romero a US Mountain Climber who at 13 was the youngest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, having been too young to gain a permit from Nepal this climb was started from Tibet, China has since imposed minimum age limits for permits meaning this record cannot everbe broken

TIL the last monolingual Irish speaker died in 1998

TIL the lives of children were so valued in England that two days prior to declaring war against Nazi Germany an operation to evacuate 800,000 children began moving kids to safety in the country for fear of aerial bombardment.

TIL That Smedley Butler was one of the most decorated Marines with 2 Medals of Honor. He served 33 years & became an anti war advocate. He wrote "War is a Racket" about war profiteering. He said "the best he[Al Capone] could do was to operate his racket in 3 districts. I operated on 3 continents."

TIL that a fire destroyed most of Harvard Library’s collection in 1764. Only a small number of books were spared, including 144 that were checked out at the time. One of these books was found and returned in 1997.

TIL Jim Carrey went through Navy Seal torture training in order to play the grinch.

TIL that 5.8% of people living in Nunavut, Canada's northernmost territory, report having no knowledge of either English or French. Presumably, most of these people only speak Inuit languages

TIL The actor who plays Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four (2005) was the son of former Australian Prime Minister, Billy McMahon.