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TIL Produce grows freakishly large in Alaska...like, freakishly large.

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6E4yZ TIL only one pre-9/11 tenant has returned to work at the new One World Trade Center: Greg Carafello. His company was located on the 18th floor of the South Tower and his current offices are on the 85th floor of 1WTC.
lOB1 TIL during WW2 a mix of high explosive and flour was given to guerrillas fighting the Japanese. Codenamed ‘Aunt Jemima’, it could be safely cooked into pancakes and eaten. Uneaten pancakes or unused dough could still be used later as explosives. 15 tons were used; the ruse was never discovered.
VBgaZ TIL honeybees can understand the concept of zero.
EgOb0 TIL the first internet spammers were lawyers selling immigration services. At the time, they faced severe backlash from ISP’s and users.
o64A TIL During the 2000 election, the Gore campaign received an anonymous package containing debate prep materials from the Bush campaign and they called the FBI in response.