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TIL America's oldest farm has been operating continuously since 1636

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oBLr8 TIL that so many of the vegetables we eat including Broccoli, Cabbage and Brussel sprouts can all be traced back to one common ancestor
GYbyG TIL that Indian Special Forces helped capture and return UAE's Princess Latifa after she escaped from the UAE and was seeking political asylum
k6m5 TIL that when meeting with Pele, Ronald Reagan said “My name is Ronald Reagan, I’m the President of the United States of America. But you don’t need to introduce yourself, because everyone knows who Pele is.”
mx6Ey TIL When Al Kaplon lost his job as a minor league umpire, he took his talents to Hollywood and has been an umpire or referee on movies and TV like "American Gladiators", "The X-Flies", and "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story". He's even been an umpire for a Viagra ad.
W6M8 TIL The F-22 and Eurofighter Typhoon have been pitted against eachother in mock dogfights in the past. The Typhoons proved to be surprisingly effective against the American aircraft, and after such an encounter the USAF “decided they didn’t want to play any more” as a result.