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TIL that through the process of grafting it is possible for one tree to produce multiple types of fruit. One remarkable example is the Tree of 40 fruit that produces up to 40 different stone fruits simultaneously

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WkOVd TIL out of about 550 people who have been to space, only three have actually died there. In 1971, the Soyuz 11 cabin depressurized at an altitude of 104 miles. When unsuspecting recovery crews opened the capsule, they found the cosmonauts dead inside, with blood streaming from their noses and ears.
LnMP TIL that WD-40 has never been patented as patenting would force them to disclose their recipe.
b9XE7 TIL: In 1995, an artist named William Utermohlen was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He continued to make art for the last few years of his life, both as documentation of his daily life and of his decline in cognitive function. Looking through these pieces, you can trace his cognitive changes.
WkJKo TIL of Binky the polar bear who lived in Alaska Zoo where he mauled two visitors who jumped over the safety rails on separate occasions. After the maulings Binky merchandise was sold with the slogan “Send another tourist, this one got away” & his cage was upgraded to keep visitors out.
jRLn TIL before Mao took control of China, he ruled an unrecognized country in the southwest called the Chinese Soviet Republic.