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TIL Oranges are a man made fruit.

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neKKB TIL that when the Titanic sank, there was a ship about 10 miles away that took no action despite having seen its distress rockets being fired. The prompt arrival of this vessel could have saved most who died in the tragedy.
4X6vJ TIL in Russian, "vodka" basically means "lil water." The word for water is "voda," and "ka" is a diminutive ending.
oB5KA TIL Hitchcock's famous fright film Psycho turns 60
Oo0Oe TIL In some parts of the US it’s already cheaper to build new solar power plants than it is to continue operating existing coal plants, and prices are only projected to continue falling
p8QDp TIL There is a park in Amsterdam called Vondelpark where adults were legally allowed to have sex in the park, as long as they took their garbage with them afterwards and never had intercourse near the playground. Sexual activities were to be limited to the evening hours and night.