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TIL of Rod Temperton, the man who wrote Thriller for Michael Jackson

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BreBK Today I learned all Navel Oranges are genetically identical, the trees originally grafted in the 1800's from one mutant branch on a tree in a monastery in Brazil. The mutation that made it seedless just happened to cause a smaller conjoined twin to grow on one end, the "navel".
l7k11 TIL in 1968, 31 North Korean commandos (Unit 124) infiltrated Seoul to assassinate South Korea’s president. In response, South Korea created a special forces unit of 31 South Korean commandos (Unit 684) to assassinate Kim Il Sung, which violently mutinied when the mission was aborted.
NXYGe TIL the average human grows 590 miles worth of hair during their lifetime
5VlMP TIL the brightest star in the nighttime sky, Sirius, was important to both Egyptians and Polynesians, serving as a predictor of the Nile’s upcoming flood season and a key point for navigating the South Pacific islands
g98b TIL Bob Ross served in the military and vowed never to scream again.