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TIL Jake Gyllenhaal’s name is commonly mispronounced. As a Swedish name, the correct pronunciation is “YILL-EN-HALL”

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EgKPp TIL 'Botanical sexism' refers to the practice of preferentially planting cloned male plants in urban areas to avoid the litter of fruits and flowers. However, since male plants produce pollen, this can lead to high pollen levels in the air, making the area inhospitable for people with allergies.

p8JZe TIL Sniper was originally a nickname given to successful hunters of the elusive bird called a Snipe

p8WpO TIL in 1972 Deep Purple reached 117 decibels at one of their concerts, which rendered three audience members unconscious and earned them a spot in the Guinness World Record Book (which was topped by The Who by 9 decibels in 1976).

X0L4R TIL up to 20 percent of salmons raised in fish farms are depressed or suicidal. They have been measured to have similar serotonin levels as depressed mammals and will refuse to swim around or eat until they starve to death.

neXl9 TIL The title character of Edward Bulwer-Lytton‘s 1828 novel Pelham, dandy aristocrat Henry Pelham, wore only black evening wear. The novel’s popularity resulted in black becoming the real life standard color for men’s evening formal wear, which it still is nearly 200 years later.