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TIL that Rosa chinensis, native to Southwest China, introduced the trait of repeat blooming to modern garden roses, revolutionizing rose cultivation in Europe.

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nW69B TIL that in the 1970s, researchers discovered a tribe in Papua New Guinea that was immune to a deadly disease called Kuru.
DQxOe TIL current scientific data support the idea that the first prokaryotic cell likely formed when an archeal cell captured a bacterial cell, causing them to merge and to eventually become the first prokaryote on Earth.
1rwX TIL Tim Duncan future hall of famer refused to enter the NBA sacrificing millions, just so he could grant his dead mothers last wish of him graduating and getting a college degree
0wWYR TIL Leaf cutter ants learned to farm 50 million years ago, they bring back leaves to feed and grow a fungus that is their food source. They also poop and excrete chemicals around the fungus that protect it against pests.
d8LkQ TIL: The first German service man killed in WW2 was killed by a Japanese man in China.