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TIL Apples, potatoes, and other produce can be and are often stored for up to a year before they are shipped to stores.

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v80B TIL in 1968, a cash-laden bank vehicle was pulled over by a motorcycle cop claiming the car had been rigged with a bomb. The cop got under the car to “defuse” the device. When the car started to smoke, everybody ran. Then the “cop” just drove the car away. The 300M Yen robbery remains unsolved
6DZ7 TIL that declawing a cat amputates a joint and is illegal in most countries
x6lv1 TIL Saudi Arabia takes as much water it wants from Arizona for free
E1JvP TIL North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il was a huge movie buff owning a collection of more than 20,000 video tapes and DVDs. They included James Bond, Friday the 13th, Rambo, and Godzilla. He authored a book on Film Making in 1973 and even directed a film in 2006.
wLZX7 TIL before Japan surrendered to end WW2, the US armed forces ordered over 1 million Purple Heart medals in anticipation of a difficult land invasion. That stock is still being used today.