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TIL that the apples sown by Johnny Appleseed were largely sour and inedible, and were usually used to make hard cider rather than be baked in pies or eaten raw.

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kVVm TIL that the Jonas Salk, who developed the world’s first successful Polio vaccine, refused to patent his discovery. The vaccine was valued to be worth $7 billion had it been patented.
BrnZW Today I learned that Prince recorded a video singing "Starfish and Coffee" with The Muppets which included a Prince Muppet
jNRkN TIL one of Brigham Young's sons was a drag performer
8deG TIL of ferret-legging, a sport where people try to keep live ferrets in their pants for as long as possible.
M7gjm TIL research found precise numerical first offers to be more effective in negotiations.