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TIL that El Ejido, Spain is surrounded by a sea of greenhouses covering 150 square miles producing 2.5 million tons of produce.

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pY4Ee TIL that the Voynich Manuscript, a a 240-page medieval codex written by an unknown author, in an unknown language, and illustrated with unknown plants, strange creatures, and naked women, was radiocarbon dated to the early 15th century. Despite 600 years of study it has never been deciphered.
WJmA TIL that the word “Orchid” is derived from the Greek word “Orkhis”, meaning “testicle”
JYQEB TIL NSYNC's song "Bye Bye Bye" was actually about getting out of a predatory record deal and leaving their con-artist band manager, Lou Pearlman
N7Wb6 TIL that in 2019, Pope Francis received a bottle of Oban malt whiskey while visiting Scottish priests, and declared it to be 'the real holy water'. The BBC captured the footage for a documentary, which was censored by the Vatican.
jONE TIL scientists now have the ability to use a 3D printer to make complex chunks of growing muscle, cartilage, and bone.