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TIL that thanks to Bromelain, a digestive enzyme found in some fruits, when you eat pineapple, the pineapple is eating you back! Same for kiwi and papaya.

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9o8p TIL abolitionist Harriet Tubman was known to hold a gun to slave’s heads if they tried to escape during one of her rescues. When asked if she’d ever shoot a slave, Tubman responded, “"Yes, if he was weak enough to give out…”
grVMb TIL Comedian and actor Ray Romano is also a professional poker player, participating in the World Series of Poker in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015.
0wyxp TIL that the bassist of Rage Against the Machine once climbed the set of the MTV Video Music Awards to protest not winning Best Rock Video
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