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Trees can grow in orbit, but good luck finding a pot big enough on the Space Station…

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wLRNY TIL about the Royal Hawaiian Navy, which consisted of a single ship, HHMS Kaimiloa, and existed for about 5 months, from March to August of 1887. She only had a single mission- to sail to Samoa to seek an alliance. That mission failed, mostly due to colonial ambitions of world powers at the time.
eeEg TIL that there are many untouched plane wrecks in various parts of the UK, dating back to the Second World War, and that removing them is forbidden.
5VAB8 TIL about Pelorus Jack who was a dolphin that was famous for escorting ships through a stretch of water in Cook Strait, New Zealand. The animal was reported from 1888 until his disappearance after 1912. Pelorus Jack was usually spotted in a notoriously dangerous channel.
rN9B4 TIL that river turtles are the champions of ‘BUTT BREATHING’
6mPJ TIL: In Australia, to encourage third party votes, if the third party candidate doesn’t win, your vote goes towards your second choice.