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TIL that taro leaves are poisonous when eaten raw

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BgrGd TIL About Old Rip - a horned frog that survived 30 years in a time capsule & was the inspiration for the Looney Tunes frog who sand "Hello my baby"
gMVE9 TIL during the 1999 University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt one of the teams managed to build a working nuclear reactor from scratch.
oBJjK TIL of the "3.5% Rule" - Every civil disobedience campaign, in which 3.5% of the population participated, has succeeded
4XGK5 TIL Wild cauliflower is yellow. Sun exposure changes the cauliflower head from white to yellow. Farmers individually wrap the leaves of the plant around the cauliflower to prevent the color change. The color change doesn't affect the veggie's taste but it does affect customers desire to buy it.
5VJ98 TIL: The Nazis never bothered to repeal Germany's Weimar Constitution, which strongly protected personal liberty. Instead, Hitler legally invoked an "emergency" that allowed the government to take any measure it wished to "protect public safety," rendering the constitution effectively powerless.