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TIL that the Magnolia is a plant species with roots going back before even bees, so it doesn’t produce any nectar! Instead it’s pollinated by beetles

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nW959 Today I learned that Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Fendi, Christian Dior, and Marc Jacobs are all owned by the same company.
76m7 TIL Prince once rented Carlos Boozer’s house in LA, then proceeded to renovate it without permission, then gave Carlos Boozer $1 million to undo the renovations.
MNpA TIL Before 1956, troops of people went around detaching doors and smashing locks on abandoned refrigerators because refrigerator doors could only be opened with a latch from outside and children would often die after locking themselves inside during play.
Ka8R TIL livid is the color opposite to brown
LQQ0Q TIL Manuka honey mainly comes from a small area of New Zealand. Due to the cost of the honey going up 20 fold in the last few decades, there are now turf wars with thefts, poisoning of hives and vandalism on the increase.