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TIL A Long-Lost Legendary Roman Fruit Tree Has Been Grown From 2,000-Year-Old Seeds

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KNea TIL that the show ‘Firefly’ has been permanently added to the International Space Station as a form of entertainment for the station’s crews.
WkopN TIL of Conrad Veidt, the man who played the villain in Casablanca, who gave up a career as one of the highest-paid actors in Germany in '33. When forced to declare his race for the government he wrote "Juden" despite not being Jewish, because his wife was and he wouldn't renounce her.
WZod TIL “hedgehog’s dilemma” describes hedgehogs’ inability to cuddle for warmth due to their spikes, and is a metaphor for the challenges of human intimacy..
mxo8R TIL Also known as Black Death, Henry Johnson was an African American hero. Despite being stabbed, shot, and hit with grenade shrapnel totaling 21 severe injuries, he managed to kill/injure 24 German soldiers and rescued a member of his unit.
XPPj TIL a church group once presented Thomas Jefferson with a 4-foot-wide, 1,230-lb wheel of cheese to thank him for championing religious liberty. He had a policy against accepting gifts and paid $200 for it.