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TIL that oranges actually (mostly) stay green in tropical countries, because the green chlorophyll in the skin only decomposes if the temperatures gets colder as they ripen (leaving only the orange pigment visible)

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4AYo TIL that a Florida police officer arrested a man for “trafficking cocaine”, claiming that he tested it on the scene. The man spent 8 months in jail before it was tested in a lab and determined to be baking soda.
akpN TIL Teeth, a movie about a women with teeth in her vagina has a higher score on the Tomatometer than Return of the Jedi.
Br1Ry TIL that Twitter holds the patent on “dragging down from the top of your screen to refresh the current page,” but agreed when they acquired the patent to only use it on anyone who sued them first.
OGyOa TIL about a place with one of the longest names in the world: TaumatawhakatangihangakoauauoTamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahwhich is located 6kms outside of a small village called Porangahau, Central Hawkes Bay, Aotearoa/New Zealand.
9YDK7 TIL Xu Xiaodong a Chinese MMA who is known for taking down fake martial artists gained fame online. There was significant backlash on social media, banned from organising tournaments, sued and lowered social credit rating. Still win a fight after travel 36hours to fight and wear a clown makeup.