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TIL Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclonesbare essentially the same type of weather phenomenon.

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rNnjW TIL during the siege of Leningrad, scientists working at the world’s largest collection of seeds protected the seeds from the threats of the cold, the hungry residents of the besieged city, rats, and their own hunger. Twenty-eight of the botanists died during the siege, protecting their collection.
neKer TIL that cashews are in the same family as posion ivy and sumac, and their shells will give you a similar rash
rkv1 TIL: The most expensive yacht in the world is a gold-plated super-yacht worth $4.5 billion USD. It comes complete with a statue made from the bone of a T-Rex dinosaur
awmBZ TIL Roy Raymond, the founder of Victoria's Secret, committed suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge in 1993
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