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TIL “Fruit salad trees” can sprout 3 to 7 different fruits…on THE SAME tree.

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W7eDN TIL of the World calendar, a proposed reform of the Gregorian system that keeps the calendar more in sync with the seasons. It is 364 days long, divided into quarters (91 days each), with an extra day (Worldsday) at the end of the year, and a leap day (Leapyear Day) added every four years.
LQok9 TIL of “Raining Blobs in Oakville,”a phenomenon that occurred in Oakville, Washington, in 1994, where gelatinous blobs fell from the sky. These blobs contained human white blood cells and made people ill, though their origin remains a mystery.
NXenb TIL that 'the Clink' is a real place. Built around 1144 in Winchester Palace in the UK, its name has become synonymous with being in jail. Used until 1780, it seems like a very nasty place to spend time.
R5LEQ TIL that the first known museum dates to circa 530 BC in the Neo-Babylonian Empire, and was an exhibit of artefacts from earlier Mesopotamian kingdoms. Its curator was Ennigaldi, the daughter of King Nabonidus (who has been called 'the first archeologist'.)
dgoK TIL that Saddam Hussein’s love of a grilled fish dish called masgouf caused the U.S. to discover Saddam Hussein’s hiding place in 2003.