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TIL Fairview Cemetary, Halifax has a grave marked “J. Dawson” which still gets flowers left today following the release of the 1997 film “Titanic”

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8aLeZ TIL about schizophrenic numbers, which are irrational numbers that display similarities to rational numbers.
dXEQ TIL certain Panera Bread cafés are “pay-what-you-want” for food.
Y769d TIL of Cincinnatus, a Roman leader, who after retiring to a simple life of farming, was summoned to assume complete control of the state when Rome was struggling against an enemy. After achieving a swift victory in mere days, Cincinnatus relinquished all his powers, and returned to labor on his farm
BrLRy TIL: about Gain Of Function research, or the modification of dangerous viruses to become deadlier and more transmissible. Advocates argue it can help ready us to identify pandemics easier, critics say we're risking millions of lives. A moratorium on GoF research was ended in 2019.
epZ1g TIL Wisconsin produces over half of all cranberries in the world. 5% is sold fresh: majority is for sauce, juice, dried fruit, etc. Settlers called the fruit “crane berry” cause the blossoms resemble the head of a Sandhill crane. It takes about 4,400 cranberries to make 1 gallon of juice.