Post * Y6gA — Curious Curator

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TIL while filming his death in ‘Goodfellas’ Michael Imperioli cut his hand on a glass and was taken to the ER where the doctors rushed to treat his fake bullet wounds.

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kwy4 TIL in 1989, a 16-yo girl was held down by her Mother while her Father repeatedly stabbed her with a 7in boning knife. Her immigrant parents did not approve of her getting a job and dating a black boy. Her entire murder was caught on audio tape by the FBI who suspected the Father of terrorist ties.

d8K4j TIL Apple seeds do not produce the same apples as their parent. To keep the same flavor, apple trees must be grafted. Every Honeycrisp apple you have ever eaten has come from the same tree, just split apart.

dDM4E TIL that in 2012, the National Reconnaissance Organization (NRO) gifted NASA two space telescopes with capabilities exceeding that of the Hubble telescope. For example, the telescopes have shorter focal lengths, which in turn gives them a field of view that is 100x larger than Hubble.

kXmE TIL that pineapples contain an enzyme called Bromelain. Bromelain digests proteins, meaning that it can eat your mouth. This is why eating a lot of Pineapples will leave your tongue numb or make your mouth bleed.

p8YZA TIL that three stray dogs saved nearly 50 soldier's lives in Afghanistan in 2010 after they fought off a suicide bomber. Two of the dogs survived and were taken to the U.S. to be reunited with the soldiers after $21,000 was raised on Facebook.