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TIL roses are edible (and actually quite nutritious)

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5QVn TIL Continuum, a magazine devoted to the idea that AIDS is a conspiracy, went out of print in 2001 after all the editors died of AIDS.
XE1OD TIL Napoleon Dynamite had a budget of only $400,000 while Jon Heder was only paid $1000 to play the lead role. It ended up grossing over 40 million
5P9P TIL that Amtrak has been losing money for 43 straight years
mxAkE TIL, J.P. Morgan was so good at taking over troubled businesses, organized their structure and management to start making stable profits which gave birth to the term "Morganization" in banking and finance. This reputation made him the most successful banker and financier in America's history.
VMAN0 TIL that Mythbusters got bullied out of airing an episode on how hackable and trackable RFID chips on credit cards are, when credit card companies threatened to boycott their TV network