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TIL that the Netherlands sends 20,000 tulips anually to Canada in thanks for all the aid they provided in WWII

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5YJV9 TIL H.G. Wells' The Time Machine was published in 1895 and generally credited for popularizing of time travel. It led to 3 films, 2 TV series, multiple comics, and indirectly inspired many works of fiction using time travel as its vehicle.
jNllE TIL That the oldest operational aircraft in the world is a French 'Bleriot XI' built in 1909. It is kept in an airworthy condition by the 'Shuttleworth Collection' in the UK, and flies regularly.
XXZD TIL Janis Joplin left $2500 in her will to throw a “wake party” once she died. The party included brownies laced with hashish being passed out to unsuspecting guests.
8agXP TIL Jason wasn’t planned to appear in the original Friday the 13th screenplay. Makeup designer Tom Savini had the idea to have Jason appear at the end because he had just seen Carrie and thought the movie needed a “chair jumper.”
9MGM TIL Only two species have domesticated other species: humans and ants