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TIL that despite its useful properties, the dandelion has grown to be regarded as a weed, as a result of the rise of lawn culture and marketing by pesticide companies.

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0w8b5 TIL people used to be afraid of operator-less elevators just like people are now afraid of driverless cars
Y7p9G TIL the youngest sea is the Baltic Sea, at between 10,000 - 15,000 years old.
wdg8 TIL the GPS is owned by the United States and was originally developed for military usage but made freely-available in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan after Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down
x0nw TIL that Michael Jordan’s former personal assitant and one of his best friends is the limo driver who picked him up when he arrived for the first time in Chicago
D1Voe TIL despite what Bugs Bunny cartoons tell us, carrots are like candy to rabbits and should only be fed as an occasional treat only to them; having too much can result in obesity