README.md: use the first paragraph from the man page

Which also mentions all protocols

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# [![curl logo](https://curl.se/logo/curl-logo.svg)](https://curl.se/)
curl is a command-line tool for transferring data specified with URL syntax.
curl is a command-line tool for transferring data from or to a server using
URLs. It supports these protocols: DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS,
HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP,
SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS and WSS.
Learn how to use curl by reading [the
manpage](https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html) or [everything
curl](https://everything.curl.dev/).