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TIL that Dandelions are edible. I actually ate one today and it tasted like sugar. Can't believe I never knew this.

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8onV TIL that author Anaïs Nin juggled two husbands (one in NY, one in LA) who only knew of each other after her death. To maintain the double life, she kept a “lie box” containing two sets of prescriptions and chequebooks in different names.
YpD5G TIL the movie "Paranormal Activity" had a budget of only $15,000 but made $194 million. During the screening, people were walking out that one studio executive thought the film was bombing. They later learned that the viewers were actually leaving because they were too frightened.
168A7 TIL about conservation-induced extinction, where attempts to save a critically endangered species directly cause the extinction of another.
Ba4b TIL that Princess Zelda was named after Scott Fitzgerald’s (The Great Gatsby author) wife.
yQvov TIL that in Finland citizens legally have the right to internet connection, similar to getting education and heath care.