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TIL that "Moon Trees" exist. They are the product of around 500 different seed types that were flown up to the moon and back aboard the Apollo 14 mission, then planted at various locations in the US and abroad.

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b6YL4 TIL The way vehicle environmental regulations are calculated is causing new trucks to be built larger over time
ZpnD TIL in 1836, condoms were made from vulcanized rubber. They were custom fitted by a doctor, and were designed to be reusable. It wasn’t until 1919 that condoms began to be manufactured from liquid latex.
oa9R TIL that at 2,054 acres, Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, is the largest landscaped urban park in the world.
wxEY TIL Thomas Jefferson is accredited as the creator of the swivel chair, the first of which he created and used to write much of the Declaration of Independence.
6W5J TIL in 1988 Quentin Tarantino made an appearance on the Golden Girls as an Elvis impersonator