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TIL Tomatoes are one of the only crops that can not only grow, but thrive in Mars like soil.

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xVWx1 TIL Some of the early Titanic lifeboats were launched half-full because many passengers preferred to stay on the warm ship, assuming that nearby ocean liners would rescue them in time.
DQKoP TIL: That upon its UK release in March 1974, The Exorcist drew nationwide protests around Britain from the Nationwide Festival of Light (NFL), a Christian public action group. Local clergy and concerned citizens handed out leaflets offering spiritual support afterwards to those queuing for the film.
lpJa TIL Sony and other Japanese companies have banishment rooms where they transfer surplus employees and give them menial or useless tasks or even nothing to do until they become depressed or disheartened enough to quit on their own, thus not getting full benefits.
1arx4 TIL that a solid gold toilet was once on display at a museum in New York. Over 100,000 people lined up to use it.
bGwp TIL an explorer attempting the first-ever solo crossing of Antarctica died last January after 900 miles, just 30 miles short of his goal