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TIL Grass didn't exist until the Cretaceous

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4XaRg TIL Adam Rainer is the only person in medical history to have been classified both as a dwarf and giant during his lifetime. He went from being 4 feet 6 inches tall at the age of 19 to being 7 feet 8 inches at 51. This was caused by a tumor that led to an overproduction of growth hormones.
0wPlM TIL carrot leaves are edible and highly nutritious.
PYlKJ TIL that "Dora the Explorer" is a pun on the Spanish word for explorer: "exploradora"
7ra7x Trees can grow in orbit, but good luck finding a pot big enough on the Space Station…
Jw88 TIL that pistachios can spontaneously combust if packed in bulk.