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TIL Bermuda Grass is not native to Bermuda

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D1wwY TIL William Henry Harrison, the 9th U.S. president, gave the longest presidential inauguration speech, in pouring rain, from which he contracted a cold that severely worsened, killing him and making him the shortest serving U.S. president.
BgK0W TIL Jurassic Park (1994) animators took mime classes to better understand dinosaur movement.
4QMo TIL in 1957. in order for Sony to market its TR-63 transistor radio as “pocketable”, salesmen wore shirts with specialized, enlarged pockets in order to accommodate the large device.
MegJ8 TIL Zeal Akaraiwai, a man from Nigeria pays medical bills for fellow Nigerians that cannot afford to do it. He does this every week and had saved countless lives so far. As he said: “Be the angel you hope to meet”.
R5wYj TIL Development takes time