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TIL: The Cartoon Doug Was Based On A Small East Coast City!

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nWvLB TIL that The corpse flower, also known as Amorphophallus titanum, emits a odor similar to decomposing flesh to attract its native pollinators, carrion beetles and flesh flies when in bloom. It only blooms once every seven to ten years, and its bloom lasts only 24 to 36 hours.
QJ5rM TIL that the spice known Coriander are the ground up seeds of another seasoning: Cilantro.
4XpWJ TIL that the idea of wooden stakes to kill vampires actually came from the use of wooden stakes to pin the dead down so they couldn’t escape the coffin. A measure taken during the New England vampire panic among other places. Though staked in the chest it had nothing to do with piercing the heart.
8VrX TIL the U.S. Flag Code says that when a flag is worn out, it should be burned
rR5ko TIL that Terry Kath killed himself by an accidental gun shot to the head after saying to his roadie, “Don’t worry... look, the clip’s not even in it” then pulling the gun’s trigger while it still had a bullet in the chamber.