Post * ADxvo — Curious Curator

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TIL the English localization of the Jojo character "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is " Filthy Acts, at a Reasonable Price"

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rRP5M TIL that in 1900, during the Scofield mine explosion, a guy named John Wilson was thrown at least 820 feet into the air. He survived

GYMGG TIL that a toxin in bee venom called melittin may prevent HIV. Melittin can kill HIV by poking holes into the virus's protective envelope. Bee stings may also ease pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis. Scientists found that molecules in bee venom increase your body's level of glucocorticoid, an anti-

PKxn TIL a Massachusetts man who was rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung came home with an unusual diagnosis: a pea plant was growing in his lung

Og4R TIL on 10.12.10 a group know as “Imperial Stars” drove their bus down the Hollywood freeway, parked diagonally across the highway to stop traffic and perform their song “Traffic Jam 101” on the roof. A judge ordered them to pay $39,350.39 for their self centered idiocy.

nekkb TIL Gray wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park in 1995, resulting in regeneration of the entire ecosystem [Trophic cascade]. After the wolves were driven extinct regionally nearly 100 years ago, scientists began to fully understand their role in the food web as a keystone species.