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TIL that Panda porn and Panda Viagra exists

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ooQL TIL that in 1921, workers at an ammonium nitrate factory tried clearing a clogged silo with dynamite. The resulting explosion killed 500 people and left 6500 homeless.
N7Gp8 TIL that peaches and nectarines are the same fruit. Nectarines simply have a recessive allele for smooth skin.
yGgV TIL that Ashley Madison — a dating website for married people who want to cheat on their spouses — was sued for $21 million by a former employee who says she damaged her wrists while typing up hundreds of fake profiles of sexy women.
p8B6A TIL that our weeks have 7 days because the ancient Babylonians had one day for each known celestial body: the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn
ADbGx TIL that the hands of Winifred Atwell, one of the UK's most successful pianists of all time, were famously insured by Lloyd's of London for £40,000 with her policy stipulating that she was never to wash any dishes. She remains the only female instrumentalist to have a UK Singles Chart No.1.