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TIL that sunflowers follow the fibonacci sequence

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KVNE TIL Statistically, Otis is the world’s most popular transportation company. It is estimated that the equivalent of the world’s population travel in Otis elevators, escalators and moving walkways every three days.
Z88lv TIL that Over the course of two weeks, a single human male produces enough sperm to impregnate every fertile woman on the Earth.
PlwZ TIL a “Buttload” is a real measurement equating to 108 Imperial gallons or 2 Hogsheads
QJWdX TIL In 1950, only 22 percent of American adults were single. Today, more than 50 percent of American adults are single.
VMG5B TIL the coconut is classified as a drupe, or a dry drupe. Under loose definitions, coconut can also be considered a fruit, a nut, and a seed.