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TIL that due to the way a rotting apple releases ethylene (which accelerates rotting), one bad apple really does ruin the whole bunch

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6RkW TIL That Nazi Hermann Goering said: “The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.”
R7Kv1 TIL The 1966 Lamborghini Miura was the first to feature the company’s famous “fighting bull” logo. It also went against Lamborghini’s wishes, as he believed cars should be made for relaxation and touring instead of speed like Ferrari’s machines.
OoQm6 TIL that the Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man was created for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta
MMG0 TIL that worms from a science experiment were found alive in the wreckage of the Space Shuttle Columbia
mxAjR TIL When King Ludwig I of Bavaria met Lola Montez, an irish actress/dancer, the first thing he asked her was "are your breasts real?" She became his mistress and power behind the throne, her influence on him been part of the reason why Ludwig was eventually forced to abdicate