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TIL: The largest seed in the plant kingdom.

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OoOQ1 TIL Founded in 1898, the focus for Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa has shifted from the degradation the Congolese people faced under Belgian rule to an anthropological celebration and a space for contemporary African art. After a $84 million facelift, it became the AfricaMuseum in 2018
dDpQ TIL - Time Warner Is STILL Pushing For Metered Internet Access (JUNE 2012)
p8Gv8 TIL final battle scene in "The Last Jedi" was filmed on Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat in Bolivia. By some estimates more than 10 billion tons of salt cover the region today and it's home to more than 50 percent of the world's lithium reserves
dnbj TIL there is a hotel that sits right on the border of Switzerland and France. A set of stairs started in France and ended in Switzerland upstairs. The upper rooms were thus ideal as a hideout for French Resistance members during WWII as the Nazis weren’t allowed to cross into the Swiss side.
Z816a TIL that Spanish scientists have developed a 3D bioprinter which can print sheets of functional human skin for use in research or even transplants