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TIL yeast is a fungus.

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nW5Ro TIL Koshu grapes, a thousand-year-old variety from Japan, have a pinkish-purple skin but produce white wine. Known for their delicate, crisp flavors with citrus and peach notes, they're a perfect match for sushi and are gaining international recognition.
vGD7 TIL There have been zero spider bite-related fatalities in Australia since 1979.
QJ7pe TIL In 1936 part-time inventor Anton Loibl, a Nazi, and Hitler's chauffeur, invented bicycle reflectors. The SS went into business with him. The Nazis then brought in traffic laws requiring all bicycles to have reflectors, creating a cash windfall for the SS
GAgD1 TIL about a Brazilian Con artist called Carlos Kaiser, who had a decade long career as a Football player, and managed to sign for multiple teams, without player even one regular game. The one time he almost had to play, he started a fight during, to get a Red Card, avoiding to actually play.
Vr94 TIL that more money was spent on advertising and merchandising for ‘The Force Awakens’ (250 million dollars) than on actual production (200 million).