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TIL that apples sold in the store might be a year old. Apples are processed then stored in a controlled-atmosphere storage for up to a year from picking.

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GYZDE TIL in the aftermath of Katrina, Mexico deployed 184 personnel to aid relief,including handing out 100,000+ meals and supplies. This was the first flagged and uniformed deployment of Mexican military personnel in the USA in 150 years.
Kpj9 TIL the bird Americans call a “turkey” is called an India in Turkey, and a Peru in Portugese.
PmVJ TIL that Manhattan Project mathematician Richard Hamming was asked to check arithmetic by a fellow researcher. Richard Hamming planned to give it to a subordinate until he realized it was a set of calculations to see if the nuclear detonation would ignite the entire Earth’s atmosphere.
4X6wN TIL Goodyear knew about defective RV tire that had caused deaths and continues to cover up the fact 20 years later using protective court orders
QAe6 TIL: Andrew Jackson killed a man in a duel for insulting his wife. Jackson let the opponent shoot first, who hit Jackson in the chest. Then Jackson took his sweet time to aim. People called it too cold-blooded &, as a result, Jackson became a social outcast.