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TIL that a 20th century biologist discovered so many species of moths that he simply named them E. bobana, E. cocana, E. dodana, E. fofana, E. hohana, E. kokana, E. lolana and E. momana.

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OoER6 TIL Hiroshima's national flower is the red Canna(Oleandor) Glower, as it was the first type of flower to grow nearly 75 years after the atomic bombing.
nWkvb TIL of Jonathan Wild. He was a underworld figure notable for operating on both sides of the law, posing as a vigilante entitled the Thief-Taker General. He simultaneously ran a significant criminal empire, and used his crimefighting role to remove rivals and launder the proceeds of his own crimes.
eXRn TIL carrots are used in carrot cake because during the medieval period, sweeteners were scarce and expensive, and carrots contain more sugar than any other vegetable besides the sugar beet.
e7bb TIL, The nerd who kissed Bar Rafaeli on the Go Daddy commercial is known as Jesse Heiman, the worlds greatest extra, and he was in Old School, Transformers and Van Wilder.
gMOlL TIL that Ulysses S Grant got a speeding ticket on a horse and was fined $5