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TIL that Emily Dickinson was more widely regarded as a gardener than a poet during her time. She even had a book of over 400 pressed plants.

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p6Mp TIL that in the late 80’s and early 90’s McDonalds brought in the McPizza as part of their dinner menu. Customers who were used to fast service were irritated by the long wait times for made-to-order pizza and it was discontinued. Some franchises were left with pizza ovens they paid fifty grand for.
wonwW TIL that French physicist Sadi Carnot, who died of cholera contracted in an asylum at age 36, had most of his belongings and papers were buried him due to his cholera. As a consequence, only a few of his writings survive.
1lD4 TIL there is a water vapor cloud in space which has 100 trillion times the amount of water present on Earth.
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Y7OYx TIL grapefruit can be detrimental by inhibiting an enzyme in the body involved in processing medication, such as blood pressure medication, and some psychiatric medications