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TIL wild bananas are full of seeds and the ones we eat have been specially bred over the years to be seedless

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8ajE4 TIL the "Tarpeian Rock" is a cliff, some distance higher at 80 feet in Roman times, that was used by the Roman public to execute criminals and perceived traitors for over 300 years
yQ6rw TIL that after an All-Star professional sports career in both football and baseball, Bo Jackson completed his Bachelors degree in Family and Child Development to fulfill the promise he made to his mother.
9YnRX TIL The term "Slacker" first came to widespread use in America during World War I. It was used almost entirely to refer to young men who were attempting to dodge the military draft. Before 1917, it was used rarely. During 1917, it was so popular a film about a draft dodger was made with that title.
OG8mX TIL that the Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest building in the world for over 3800 years of the ~4600 years since its construction. It was not until 1311 that the spire of an English cathedral was built higher.
oRPV8 TIL that in 1982, a man named Larry Walters attached 45 helium balloons to a lawn chair and flew to 16,000 feet, only intending to fly 10 meters. He landed safely on a power line that broke, causing a 20-minute electricity blackout, and was arrested by the FAA for violating airspace.