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JYPA4 TIL Apples are generally red, green, yellow, but if the right geographical conditions are met, they can apparently grow dark purple, almost black, as well. These rare apples are called Black Diamond and they are currently only grown in the mountains of Tibet.
ANRW7 TIL that Disney tried to change the film "Dead Poets Society" to be about dancing instead of poetry, and to rename it "Sultans of Swing".
mgLo TIL that in 1869, Wyoming was the first state to pass a bill allowing women to vote. Why was such a random state so progressive? At that time there were 6 adult men for every 1 adult woman living in Wyoming. The lonely men hoped to attract more women to the region by offering the right to vote.
9wBd7 TIL that people living near river valleys, especially the Mississippi River Valley, are often infected by a soil fungus known as Histoplasma capsalatum. Most infections are 'subclinical' and go unnoticed. Researchers found that 90% of the population of Kansas City had been infected at one time.
WE4 TIL: Canada created a $1,000,000 Coin That Is Usable.