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TIL There are 120 times more water molecules in the cubic inch of water than there are stars in the observable universe

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ne5a7 TIL Gardeners have attempted to breed blue roses for centuries - without success. Researchers managed to give white roses a tint of blue but still cannot produce natural blue roses.
0wQap TIL before the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant struggled financially after leaving the military to start a family, working in fields with his wife's family's slaves which was uncommon, but after acquiring a slave, William Jones, he gave him his freedom unconditionally instead of selling him for profit.
7ZZL TIL that trees in Australia have been known to explode.
KYv8Q TIL that the world’s first commercial electric plane flight successfully took off in Canada, marking a new era in aviation.
WkGy8 TIL Karl Marx was a savvy stock investor