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TIL Dandelions are not indigenous to North America and were introduced by European settlers

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ANDVw TIL of the first adult themed cartoon "Eveready Harton in Buried Treasure". Exclusively screened at a party for animators, the short was created by 3 of the major animation studios of the day, but because no US film lab would touch it due to its risqué content, the film had to be developed in Cuba.
9YZrp TIL Mainichi, the most popular daily newspaper in Japan, is made using a mixture of paper, water, then flower and herb seeds! When you’re finished reading, it can be planted.
OoOPL TIL Nazis built a concentration camp on the isle of Alderney in the British isles
glyy TIL of Philippe Servaty, a Belgian journalist who photographed himself having sex with over 80 girls in Morocco; he had promised to take them to Europe, but then he ditched them and published the photos online.
wowp6 TIL of the Sphinx, a french ironclad warship initially built for the confederacy. After the Union blocked the transaction France sold the ship to Denmark, who refused to accept the ship and sold it back to the confederates. The ship then changed hands several times to end his carreer in Japan.