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TIL that weeping willows, and almost all other weeping trees, are cultivars. Humans propagated mutated trees for their beauty. There are no true species of weeping tree; they are all growth forms of upright trees.

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XEZGQ TIL Boris Yeltsin made a unplanned stop at a grocery store in Texas after visiting the Johnson Space Center. He was so amazed by what they had in the store compared to the USSR, it lead him to leave the Communist party and tried make massive economic reform in Russia
RjZa TIL in 2011 Japan had 442 total homicides. In 2014, on average, there were 490 suicides per week. It is one of the most disproportionate homicide to suicide rates in the world.
XrdX TIL there is a company in Minnesota that specializes in lying for you - false work references and fake verification of alibis for SO’s for $60 each
LklDr TIL Offspring of some worm-like amphibians called caecilians allow their young to eat their flesh. The mothers of Boulengerula taitanus create a nutrient-rich fatty outer layer of skin after laying their eggs. When their offspring hatch, the babies scrape this layer off with specialized teeth.
N7Yv8 TIL The Military Industrial Complex Created Caning to Preserve Food - Napoleon Offered Prize for New Food Preparation to Support Russian Invasion