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TIL: Wisconsin has several “Seed Libraries” where people can “check out” seeds to grow and then “return” them after harvest.

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6ElKW TIL that the invention of barbed wire started many disputes, and eventually led to a concentration of power in the hands of the land owners. The wealthy ranchers started fencing their land and individuals with livestock but no land had nowhere for their livestock.
dDAJQ TIL that Cornish game hens are just baby chickens
YpwaP TIL that in 2019, the cardigan sweater that Kurt Cobain wore during Nirvana's MTV Unplugged concert sold for $334,000. It is currently the most expensive sweater to ever be sold at an auction.
mMAR TIL that a grandpa who won a romp with 2 hookers in a radio contest dies after choking on his food while hurrying to the threesome
xva7 TIL China is currently building a fully functional duplicate of Manhattan, with intentions of it becoming the “largest single financial center in the world”.