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TIL the kiwifruit is native to and originally from China

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g5WD TIL the GPS cordinates that lead to Walts burried money in BREAKING BAD actually, in real life lead to ABQ studios in Albuquerque NM where BREAKING BAD was filmed. They wanted to be sure the cordinates didn’t lead to somewhere people might go think there could be burried treasure.
PY0YJ TIL that in 14 and a half seconds, the sun provides as much energy to Earth as humanity uses in a day.
7rkVL TIL that each year the Netherlands sends 20,000 tulip bulbs to Canada as a thank you for aiding in the WWII
Oo6g4 TIL that Pheidippides, the man who inspired the modern marathon, initially ran 150 miles over two days to request help from Sparta before running back. He then ran the 25 miles to the battlefield near Marathon and back to Athens to announce the Greek victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon
167XX TIL Horses in herds will often have a “guard horse” stand watch while others lay down to sleep