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TIL 95% of all avocados on sale today are descended from one tree grown by a Milwaukee postman in 1926.

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oaOW TIL the Toyota prius is described as “the biggest user of rare earths of any object in the world” as each battery pack uses 10–15 kg (22–33 lb) of lanthanum, and each electric motor contains 1 kg (2 lb) of neodymium
LQNgm TIL about the Peace of Westphalia. Modeled from ancient Egypt, the Peace of Westphalia was meant to bring world peace and religious freedom while at the same time acknowledging a collective group occupying a certain area, giving rise to countries.
R7lb8 TIL that Paul McCartney originally wanted to title the Sgt. Pepper’s album “Dr. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, completely unaware of the soft drink. Later, John Lennon fell in love with the drink so much that he would often request crates of it to be shipped to him from America.
9WAM TIL In ancient Phoenician Sardinia, whenever elderly people were no longer able to support themselves, they were given a neurotoxic plant called “sardonic herb” and thrown off of a cliff. It is the source of the term “sardonic grin” because of the facial expression the plant caused following death.
QJeMd TIL the world's largest known sponge was discovered off the coast of Hawaii. The animal is an unidentified genus of sponge with a bluish-white color and brain-like appearance, around the size of a minivan.