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TIL pineapple scales form diagonal rows corresponding with numbers in the Fibonacci sequence

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ADpAw TIL that in the Great Depression, there was a fleet of "book women" who delivered books, regardless of weather, to rural communities in Appalachia. These women would ride 100-120 miles every week on horseback, traversing dangerous terrain, to ensure that their readers received their books on time.
loeWA TIL a distillery on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent produces a rum that is 84.5 % alcohol by volume (169-proof). It's so strong that travelers are banned from taking a bottle back home with them.
0dWYv TIL along with the more commonly seen Double Gloucester cheese, there is a Single Gloucester which unlike the Double Gloucester, must be made in Gloucestershire
9YBwM TIL at the 2018 Berlin Marathon Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge set an official world record for running the marathon of 2:01:39. This is less time than it would take to watch Hamilton on Disney+ (2hr 40m).
KOw64 TIL that Charles Joughin, Chief Baker on Titanic, helped passengers board life boats (forcibly boarding those who thought it safer to stay on the ship), drank a 1/2 bottle of liqueur, then threw chairs overboard for use as flotation devices, rode the side of the ship down while it sunk, and survived