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TIL of the Gruen transfer - the moment when you enter a shopping mall and forget why you’re there because of the intentionally confusing layout.

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Br4xx TIL mulberries are more closely related to figs than to raspberries or blackberries
nWvLB TIL that The corpse flower, also known as Amorphophallus titanum, emits a odor similar to decomposing flesh to attract its native pollinators, carrion beetles and flesh flies when in bloom. It only blooms once every seven to ten years, and its bloom lasts only 24 to 36 hours.
x8r7 TIL September 1, 2014 is the 100th anniversary of the death of the last Passenger Pigeon
j80N TIL: In 1838, Missouri fought a war against Joseph Smith and the Mormons. The Mormons burned an entire county to the ground, and Missouri’s governor ordered the expulsion or genocide of all Mormons.
pleQ TIL the US state of Maryland had a colony in Africa called the Republic of Maryland.