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TIL the oleander is the official flower of the city of Hiroshima because it was the first to bloom again after the explosion of the atomic bomb in 1945.

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KO4N6 TIL people with epilepsy were forbidden to marry in 17 states, until 1956. The last state to repeal these laws happened in 1980.
1aygr Grey hairs sometimes regain their colour when we feel less stressed.
9YXwM TIL The Parker Solar Probe is the first NASA spacecraft named after a living scientist.
M7OA7 TIL that electricity flows around copper wires, not through them.
lPlB TIL that a University of Montreal study on the porn-viewing habits of men was cancelled when the researcher was unable to find any men who had never watched porn.