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TIL that a group called the Guerrilla Grafters illegally graft fruit bearing branches onto ornamental public trees in San Francisco.

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9OdM TIL prohibition made it a crime to produce, sell, or transport alcoholic beverages, but anyone who already had bottles of old liquor stocked away was free to consume them, so many rich people stockpiled reserves before the law passed
AD48o TIL: Lime is the most universally liked scent
4ZOa TIL that the US Secret Service was originally formed to combat counterfeit currency. It wasn’t until 1901, after the assassination of President William McKinley, that their responsibilities broadened to presidential protection.
4r45 TIL Elvis Presley once asked his limo driver, “Do you own this limo or do you work for the company?” He responded, “I work for the company.” Elvis said “Well, you own it now.” The limo driver’s tip was the limo.
GY6eG TIL that the irukandji jellyfish is probably the smallest jellyfish, and the most venomous thing on earth.