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TIL that flowers are actually the reproductive organs of certain plants (called angiosperms)

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R74bw TIL that the myth that Spinach is good for low Iron (it actually prevents the body from absorbing it) was caused by a decimal point error in the 1930s that declared it had 10x the Iron concentration of other vegetables (it's average at best)
rR1jx TIL that Donald Lau, who has been Chief Fortune Cookie Writer at Wonton Foods for over 30 years, is retiring due to writer’s block.
vagK TIL that Bill Gates decided to quit Facebook after being bombarded by friend requests.
7rw1P TIL in 1980s Venice Beach, there was a group called MSA (Mexican Surf/Skate Association) whose purpose is to give kids an alternative to gang membership
rMl1 TIL A man who was attacked and beaten outside of a bar turned into a math genius. Jason Padgett never made it past pre-algebra but after the injury, he began seeing the world in pixelated, geometrics shapes, understood the concept of pi and had a sudden ability to hand-draw complex fractals