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TIL That 0.4 percent of Iceland is covered by Alaskan Lupine, an invasive species brought in 1945 as ground-cover in a bid to ‘revegetate’ the country

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Egnbw TIL about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a secure backup facility that protects duplicates of seeds that are conserved in genebanks around the world. The purpose is to protect the world's food supply in case of disaster.
6xOW TIL that in the siege of Weinsberg, a surrender granted the women the freedom to leave unharmed with whatever they could carry. Thinking quickly, the women carried their men on their backs to safety.
Z8nQY TIL: of the 7 Metals of Antiquity: gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, iron & mercury. All identified and used since pre-historic times
LkEXP TIL that Venus rotates so slowly, you could watch the sunset forever just by walking.
b99ap TIL that Ulysses S. Grant was unwittingly a participant in a Ponzi scheme. He later was humiliated when he became a victim of of the same investment scandal.