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TIL the blackberry plants growing all over Seattle and the West Coast are all the fault of gardening fanatic Luther Burbank

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M7yGB TIL the first Vogue cover to be photographed by a black person was in 2018.
b9DVQ TIL that Alexa can analyze patterns of word use, manner of pronunciation and voice characteristics to learn about my "body features, gender, age, personality traits, mental and physical health, emotions, degree of intoxication and sleepiness, geographical origin and socioeconomic status."
vonR TIL Obi-Wan Kenobi’s home planet is called “Stewjon” because Jon Stewart asked George Lucas what it was and Lucas made it that as a joke.
v1Ob8 TIL the company that made Candy Crush was acquired for 5.9 billion while Lucasfilm was purchased by Disney for only 4 billion.
jNoxv TIL after the Boy Scouts changed their rules and brand to make themselves gender neutral (to allow girls to join) they got sued by the Girl Scouts of America who considered their rebrand a violation of their copyrights.