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TIL that Iceland has largest banana plantation in Europe. They use geothermal energy to heat greenhouses, allowing for the production of tropical fruits like banananas.

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neK1G TIL that there is a fish, a shark, to be precise, that can walk on land in search of food.
Zp0Lo TIL that the B-2 bomber includes an upward facing light sensor, which alerts the pilot to increase or reduce altitude to match the underside paint job to the changing illuminance of the sky to also make it visually stealthy.
wN17 TIL the Hopi Nation boys cross country team has won 25 straight state titles using the same sacred training methods their ancestors have used for more than a thousand years in the exact same villages.
vbxx TIL there was a punishment called “Derby’s dose”, in which “[A] runaway [slave] would be beaten, and salt pickle, lime juice, and bird pepper would be rubbed into their open wounds. Another slave would defecate into the mouth of the miscreant, who would then be gagged for hours.”
N77E8 TIL the Miss South Carolina teen who became an internet meme for her incomprehensible answer contemplated suicide after her pageant flub