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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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VMoGD TIL that in the year 1909, the British Intelligence Agency MI6 was formed but it was kept such a secret that it wasn't formally acknowledged until the year 1994.
l7ZMV TIL that some sharks can "walk" on land. The epaulette shark can move across land using its fins, a fascinating adaptation that allows it to move between tide pools when the water recedes.
JYjd1 TIL coffee is roasted until it "cracks." First crack (about 385 °F) = light roast, second crack (about 435 °F) = dark roast. If roasted past the second crack, the beans will fully carbonize and may combust.
KYYlQ TIL Mark Twain declared that he discovered the right way to do an autobiography by talking about whatever interested him at the moment rather than writing it chronologically. From his bed, Twain dictated nearly 2,000 pages of the book to his stenographer over three years
JZb1 TIL that England still has a High Court of Chivalry. It last sat in 1954 after a 200 year break and its first ruling was to decide whether it still existed.