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TIL That in Alabama, one can use the phrase “Roll Tide” instead of “I do” as a wedding proposal

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JYbZQ TIL A weapon named Agent Orange was used in Vietnam War. It's aim was to destoy forests and make the bombing easier. But its horrific effects can be seen even in the recently born kids. It is also the cause of painful and slow deaths of many American soldiers who were present in the area.
RP6Q TIL that the gene that was bred into tomatoes by commercial farmers to give them a uniform color had the unintended result of preventing internal sugar reactions that give tomatoes flavor. This mutation (and lack of flavor) has been bred into almost all commercial American tomatoes.
PYlgV TIL that Leslie David Baker, who played Stanley Hudson on the Office, was a teacher for special needs children before he was an actor.
9DB6 TIL: Sony made a digital camera that took 3.5" floppy disks for storage
D1NWe TIL That the coldest temperature recorded was -144°F in Vostok Antartica. Humans can’t inhale air that cold for more than a few breaths—it would cause your lungs to hemorrhage. Russian scientists ducking out to check on the weather station would wear masks that warmed the air before they breath in.