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TIL the official flag of Nottinghamshire features Robin Hood.

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EgKPp TIL 'Botanical sexism' refers to the practice of preferentially planting cloned male plants in urban areas to avoid the litter of fruits and flowers. However, since male plants produce pollen, this can lead to high pollen levels in the air, making the area inhospitable for people with allergies.
oBBMW TIL about the Sotadic Zone, a supposed geographic zone proposed by explorer and orientalist Richard F. Burton in which homosexuality is prevalent and celebrated among the indigenous inhabitants
ZQnY TIL that a 2015 study found that people posting duck face pictures are more likely to be associated with neuroticism and emotional instability.
J15Bj TIL that bananas are naturally radioactive due to potassium-40, and the small radiation they emit is so well-known that scientists use the "banana equivalent dose" as unit to explain everyday radiation exposure. Looks like bananas are used for scale in more than one way!
Dmev TIL a child that was Bart’s age when The Simpson’s first premiered would now be the same age as Homer.