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TIL The stickers on fruit are FDA approved and edible

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ZxEY TIL a man claimed ownership of the moon and has legally sold over 300 million acres of extraterrestrial land to over 2 million people in 176 countries.
M7kXK TIL that fossilization is so unlikely that scientists estimate that less one-tenth of 1% of all the animal species that have ever lived have become fossils.
BrvGD TIL a study found tobacco and tomato plants emit ultrasonic "squeals" when stressed. Microphones 4" away picked up the sounds when plants had stems cut/were under-watered: an average of 15 - 25 sounds within 1 hr from cutting, and 11 - 35 sounds per hr from drought.
ANOWx TIL Judaism is is the second most-practiced religion practiced in New York City and has a larger Jewish population than the combined totals of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
XE8MR TIL that Kenyans have won the gold medal in the Men's Steeplechase at every Olympics since 1984, including full medal sweeps in 1992 and 2004.