Post * WkA1X — Curious Curator

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TIL almond extract is often commercially made from the inside of peach pits, not almonds at all.

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9wOKr TIL that Harrison Okene (a cook) survived 3 days at the bottom of the ocean in a sunken ship by finding an air pocket

7rkrx TIL despite being synonymous with Italian cuisine, tomatoes were not incorporated into the Italian diet until the late 17th or early 18th century. The earliest mention of a tomato in Italy was in 1548, but the view was that they "were to be sought only for their beauty"

gr1PX TIL of the letter Leonard Cohen wrote to his love and muse, Marianne Ilhen on her deathbed. This is how a poet says goodbye

b6gXQ TIL about the My Lai Massacre. Where The US Army Murdered an estimated 500 Unarmed Civilians

vPMd8 TIL that Mike White, the creator, writer and director of the TV show The White Lotus, also played Ned Schneebly in the film School of Rock.