Post * D1Lvp — Curious Curator

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TIL that no ingredient in Hawaiian Pizza originated from Hawaii. The pizza's creation was credited to Sam Panopoulos, a Greek-Canadian who named his invention "Hawaiian" after the brand of canned pineapple he used for it.

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Ly6r TIL an astronaut once punctured his space suit while on a space walk and didn’t even notice

eKgJ TIL: The most expensive beer was $110/6pack, because the barley was grown in outer space by Japanese and Russian scientists.

loJxB TIL: actor Vinnie Jones still holds the record for the quickest yellow card in professional Football history: 3 seconds in to a match.

rNwnd TIL in 1940 a Jewish couple fled Paris just before the Nazis seized the city on a pair of homemade bicycles. Among the few possessions they carried with them was the manuscript they created for the a book called Curious George.

LkdyQ TIL The classic scene in Wayne's World where Garth dances to Jimi Hendrix - 'Foxy Lady' in the diner was improvised. Director: Myers & Carvey were always trying to one-up each other. The dance was not in the script. Just a zoom on Garth's face was planned, but Carvey says, “How about if I do this?”