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TIL the largest cashew tree in the world was planted by a fisherman in Brazil, genetic anomalies made the branches grow sideways, it now spans 7500 square meters and financially supports upwards of 1500 people

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y4ep TIL in 1990, Mr. Rogers sued the KKK for impersonating his voice in prerecorded messages. These messages said “AIDS was divine retribution” and included radio skits simulating lynchings of black children on a playground. The tapes were circulated among elementary and middle school children.
wAp1 TIL Peanut butter in Dutch is called “Peanut cheese” because the word butter is only supposed to be used with products that contain actual butter.
4Km6 TIL - Nearly 1% of women in the U.S. claim to have given virgin births
l7xpK Til The Oldest Grizzly Bear lived to be 56 years old in captivity. The oldest polar bear in the wild lived to be 32. And astonishingly the oldest black bear lived to be 56 years old IN THE WILD.
PY77V TIL Of Col. Bruce Carr. A P-51 pilot in WW2 who was shot down and managed to steal a German FW-190 and fly it back to England