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[TIL] the famous Vidalia sweet onion has only been in stores since the 1950's, when they were first sold in Piggly Wiggly stores.

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Y70GB TIL of a case where occult spinal dysraphism (skin-covered spina bifida), dorsal accessory breast (extra breast located on the back), and polythelia (extra nipples) all occurred on the same patient, resulting in a breast with three nipples located on the patient's spine. [NSFW] [PDF]
vPvLr TIL The moon is tidally locked to earth meaning we always see the same side. However the moon DOES rotate on its axis, it just does it in perfect sequence with its orbit
xXK7 TIL on December 1, 1948, a dead man bearing no identification was found on an Australian beach. Well dressed in clothes with deliberately torn-out labels, in excellent physical condition, and having left behind a rare book containing a bizarre code, the man remains unidentified to this day.
4k0Mb TIL of the "Two Santas Strategy" that Republicans since Reagan use to both hinder Democrat investments and justify Republican tax cuts
BYRD TIL: There’s an anime and manga in Japan called Saint Young Men, which is about Jesus and Buddha living as roommates in Tokyo while taking a vacation on Earth and attempting to understand Japanese society.