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TIL that giant sequoias actually depend on forest fires to reproduce, due to their cones being serotinous and needing fire for them to dry out, open, and release their seeds.

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oRJmL TIL The Babushka Lady is an unidentified woman present during the 1963 assassination of JFK, who appeared to be taking photos as other witnesses took cover. Her identity, along with her photos, remain unknown.
ka6B TIL that Christianity in its first two centuries was in some respects more progressive towards women than it is today. A number of influential women from that era have simply been forgotten from history.
kAA1 TIL: According to the federal census of 1830, free blacks owned more than 10,000 slaves in Louisiana, Maryland, South Carolina, and Virginia.
J17lv TIL that the Chevrolet Suburban is the longest-used automobile nameplate in the world. It has been around since 1934
yQxMw TIL Chinese Warlord, Ma Hongkui (1892-1970). A Muslim Hui, an avid martial artist, and one of the KMT's more capable generals, Ma unfortunately suffered from diabetes due to his intense addiction to Ice Cream, which he ate constantly despite regular diabetes attacks.