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TIL that Supermarket apples can be a year old

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ne8mb TIL the orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) is a beautiful white, pinkish-white, or brownish-white species of praying mantis with lobes on its legs that look like flower petals which the mantis uses to its advantage when capturing its prey. It can change color depending on environmental conditions.
407R TIL the original Ghostbusters trailer featured a 1-800 number, not a 555 number, which led to a prerecording of Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd. They got 1,000 calls per hour, 24 hours a day, for six weeks.
v1BY7 TIL that, in 2006, a constitutional amendment came before Florida voters that would require 60% of the vote to amend the state constitution. In a twist of irony, Florida voters approved the amendment, which required all future amendments to get 60% of the vote to pass, with only 57% of the vote.
lo9bB TIL all Dodge Chargers that played Dom's car in The Fast and the Furious were automatic, so the gear shifting scenes were actually fake.
MeK1B TIL there has been only one male under age 30 to win the Best Actor Academy Award, meanwhile 32 women under age 30 have won Best Actress