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TIL 70% of the spices used in the world come from one country. India.

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loExV TIL that the apple tree that inspired Sir Isaac Newton's theory of gravity is still alive and producing fruit
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neOP7 TIL Richard Simmons would wake up at 4AM to call up to 40 people who are isolated, alone, or needed empathy. Some credited Richard Simmons for saving their lives.
R7m81 TIL that former NBA player Randy Foye has a medical condition called "situs inversus", where all his organs are mirrored from their normal positions, but suffered from no complications for his career.
JW8B TIL the only tree in a 250 miles radius of the Saharian Desert was crashed into …twice