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TIL that most tropical rainforest plants are considered to be evergreens

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nWlMd TIL The expression ‘sweet Fanny Adams’ was coined in 1869 by sailors in the Royal Navy, whose macabre humour likened the contents of their tinned meat to Fanny’s remains. From this it gradually became a euphemism for ‘sweet nothing’.
WkEMX TIL that Elvis Presley‘s autopsy report will not be released until the year 2027, on the fiftieth anniversary of his death
PRkG TIL that a dozen years after Hurricane Katrina, Amtrak has still hasn’t restored coast-to-coast service in the South despite the rails being up and running.
xlQ5 TIL: Sean William Scott was only paid $8000 for his role in the first American Pie movie.
OoKX7 TIL minors will no longer be able to buy sodas and potatoes chips in Oaxaca, a state of Mexico