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TIL the botanical genus name of the cotton thistle means 'donkey fart thorny food'

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Ye4Z TIL A 3500 year old Egyptian temple dedicated to Montu - God of strength and war - was disassembled in the 19th century to build a sugar factory
9MKm TIL in Terminator 2, when the T-1000 takes on the form of Sarah Connor near the end, no special effects were needed. The T-1000’s imitation of Sarah Connor is actually played by Linda Hamilton’s twin sister, who also appeared in a few others scenes throughout the film.
4kKew TIL Flammable ice is a naturally forming material. Ice can form clathrate, a structure that traps gas, and can become 13.4% methane by weight. This flamable ice is largely trapped offshore and there are test drilling projects to extract the trillions of cubic meters of gas.
g9G4 TIL the first fax machine was actually invented in 1865. 11 years before Bell would invent the telephone.
ZaaB TIL Tabasco Sauce takes over three years to make