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TIL that the "refrigerator test" to identify authentic versus counterfeit or adulterated extra virgin olive oil doesn't actually work

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wrk7 TIL Tomatoes are picked green and ripened by exposing them to Ethylene gas. This gas changes their color to red, but does not change their flavor, leaving them bland.
mxe1o TIL the wounded warrior project only gives 60% of their profits back, compared to their counter parts who donate 90%+
epEM4 TIL there are 70,000 realtors in Toronto, Canada
6rPX TIL Prince used an image of Dave Chappelle dressed as him on the cover of his 2013 single, “Breakfast Can Wait.” When asked about it Chappelle said, “What am I going to do — sue him for using a picture of me dressed up like him? … That’s checkmate right there.”
wAr1 TIL that the IKEA HQ in Delft, Netherlands had to stop offering their €1,- breakfast during the weekends because the highways couldn’t handle the traffic it attracted.