Post * nnAr — Curious Curator

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TIL The majority of creepy metallic noises in sci-fi or horror movies are made by an instrument called a Waterphone.

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w4g6 TIL that once it was clear that Constantinople would fall to the Turks, Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor, tore of his imperial ornaments and led his soldiers on one last final charge against the invading Turks.

OVE1 TIL that a Labrador Retriever service dog pulled his disabled owner into the recovery position after he was struck unconscious, then covered him with a blanket. Retrieved his mobile phone and pushed it against his face, and only left his owner to fetch help once he had regained consciousness.

XEgvR TIL that one widely-accepted theoretical cause of some of the largest mass extinction events in history are mantle plumes. They form over millions of years when magma near the earth's core heats up and rises until it reaches the crust, causing widespread volcanic activity over gigantic areas.

lbKr TIL of the mastermind behind a multimillion $ credit card cloning ring who required that all accomplices engage in sadomasochistic group sex with him on video to ensure they weren’t undercover cops. He evaded detection for years and had 12 terabytes of porn storage when apprehended.

ADPed TIL in "Goodfellas", Robert DeNiro learned details about the real Jimmy Burke. He found that Jimmy loved ketchup, and how he poured it-because dispensing ketchup out of a glass bottle was a common problem then. The "spin" technique is what he used in the film, the way the real Jimmy did.