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TIL Goodfellas and My Blue Heaven are about both about the same mobster - Henry Hill.

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54nr TIL Rainbows appear as full circles when viewed from the air. They only appear as arches from the the ground because there’s no rain below the viewer.
5YG9p TIL about the Leap-The-Dips, the oldest operating roller coaster in the world. It was opened in 1902, and currently resides at Lakemont Park, in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The coaster has a top speed of 10MpH.
5YyNk TIL astronomers have discovered more than 2,500 other stars with planets orbiting them in our galaxy.
WknbB TIL The history of the fork. It was invented by the ancient Greeks and introduced to to Europe in the 10th century by Theophanu Byzantine wife of Emperor Otto the 2nd. It made its way to Italy by the 11th century and had become popular amongst merchants by the 14th.
WkbvA TIL that Sean Connery wore a toupee in every single James Bond movie because he began balding at age 21!