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TIL that pine cones have genders.

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VMynB TIL that Battlefield Earth, a 1982 science fiction novel written by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, has been praised by numerous fantasy and science fiction authors, among them Neil Gaiman, Frederik Pohl, and Kevin J. Anderson
YpZOG TIL when Sega of America was localizing the first Sonic the Hedgehog game, they had to create a canonical backstory for him compiled in "The Sonic Bible". He was a poor hedgehog from Nebraska named Sonny. His dad died because of toxic waste and his friend Dr Robotnik turned evil after eating an egg.
X0QrX TIL flights from Los Angeles to Seoul Korea fly over Alaska.
1oEO TIL gloves which can translate sign language into speech are being developed
vP8E4 TIL that at the 2012 Olympics, the North Korean women's football team left the pitch in protest before their match with Colombia after their players appear on screens with South Korea's flag