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TIL that all navel oranges are genetic clones of a single mutated tree discovered by a missionary in Brazil in the 1800s.

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GYa8E TIL of Jamie Hull, an ex soldier, who's cockpit caught fire as he was flying. Despite being engulfed in flames, he remained composed and brought the plane down to 15ft before jumping off the wing. He suffered lacerated organs and 63% burns. After 62 operations, he is now a proud motivational speaker
Y7MOd TIL when the skeleton of Richard III was unearthed, it was mistakenly announced that they found an arrowhead in his spine, when this later turned out to be a nail from the Roman era that coincidentally happened to be in the soil.
ZpK5p TIL what an allision is (colliding with a stationary object)
D1mvJ TIL that there is enough DNA in the average person’s body to stretch from the Sun to Pluto and back — 17 times
4kxwN TIL The Ramones’ “Sheena is a Punk Rocker” was the first punk song to break into the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, reaching number 81 in 1977.