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TIL of Tiehm's Buckwheat, a species of buckwheat endemic to a single outcrop of lithium in Nevada, due to its tolerance (and reliance) on a high lithium and boron content in the soil

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v1LER TIL since 2011 in Maricopa county Arizona restaurants can avoid posting failed inspection grades from the health department by opting out of the heating system at inspection time
GAXb4 TIL that an assassination attempt made on James Bond in Casino Royale (1953), was based on a real such failed bomb attack on Franz Von Papen the Vice Chancellor of Germany. Papen survived because the trees he was around, took the blast impact.
9YaE7 TIL that when she first got to Hollywood, Katy Perry impersonated Zooey Deschanel to get into clubs.
AYww TIL in 1988 William C. Rogers III, the captain of the USS Vincennes, shot down a civilian airliner after mistaking it for an Iranian Air Force Tomcat. 290 people died. He later got the Legion of Merit for his “outstanding service”
M7VL7 TIL Human teeth are the only part of the body that cannot heal themselves. Teeth are coated in enamel which is not a living tissue.