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TIL all Hass avocados (the ones bought in stores) are descendants from a single mother tree, which was grown from an unknown seed bought in California in 1926.

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Z8rrQ TIL in the 1900s the Austerlitz family in Omaha, Lutheran German emigrants, moved to New York City in hopes of finding fortune through their children's vaudeville talents. The son wore a top hat and studied tango, waltz, and other ballroom dances. He would become Fred Astaire.
Le60 TIL that Detroit Tiger pitcher Daniel Norris purposely lives off just $800 a month, despite a $2 million signing bonus. When asked why he chooses to continue to live so conservatively. He asked back, “Who am I to deserve that? What have I really done?”
LQY6V TIL 3 of the top 7 longest confirmed Sniper kills were by Canadians
LWkd TIL The cows that make the milk that goes into Ben & Jerry’s ice cream receive massages.
oEY8 TIL Joseph Williams contributed the “singing voice” for adult Simba in The Lion King. Joseph was the lead singer for the band Toto, who wrote a hit song called “Africa.”