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TIL that pineapples don’t grow on trees but sprout from the ground.

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ADp7 TIL that, using Wolfram Alpha, you can see your Facebook’s Account stats like most used words, top commenters, etc.
6EQvW TIL that a rancher in Oregon named Bill Brown would often write checks on any paper available. This often included soup can labels and newspaper margins. As he was rich and known for this, the banks would cash the checks without question.
MQbm TIL that the deep and ominous hum that rises through the subway grate at 45th/Broadway in Times Square, which many would assume is owed to a generator or some other NYC Transit equipment, is in fact an art installation by sound artist Max Neuhaus. It has been in operation, on and off, since 1977.
7ZWM TIL that scientists recently discovered a 3500 year old tablet containing what is believed to be the world’s oldest recorded “yo mamma” joke.