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TIL Harvard once Expelled Ten Students for Being Gay in a Secret Kangaroo Court until Being Revealed in 2002

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KOZ6a TIL that pine needles are actually modified leaves, with a shape evolved to shed snow more easily, and with natural antifreeze called cryoprotectants that prevent cellular damage during the cold winter months.
6kdw TIL a buck will suck doe urine into an organ in the roof of its mouth to determine if the doe is entering estrous.
9YWyD TIL of the Cosmic Crisp apple. After 22 yrs of research & development by WSU, an apple that will stay fresh for up to 10 months in a fridge while still maintaining its delicious sweet and tangy flavor will be available for purchase in grocery stores across US starting this December.
b9PW7 TIL that getting 3 strikes in a row in belong is called a “turkey”.
Ko9a TIL the phrase to ‘blow a raspberry’ is derived from cockney rhyming slang in which you rhyme your desired word (fart) with another word that is used in a sensible phrase (raspberry tart), then use the non-rhyming word for the original word (raspberry=fart).