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TIL that there's pink pineapples (and yellow watermelons)

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dNjr TIL, Frodo had the ring for 17 years before going on his quest instead of the handful of days the movie shows.
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67pw TIL that a male moose will break off it’s antlers after mating season to conserve energy for winter, and regrow a new set each year; which can grow up to an inch a day, making it one of the fastest growing animal organs!
b6o7a TIL of Félix Faure, a French President who died while receiving a blowjob. A ship named after him also went down.
Wgn4 TIL a man called Silvio Gesell once created ‘free money’ that depreciated over time. This money brought a german town out of an economic slump and eventually became accepted by banks.