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TIL there is a tree that sheds part of its outer bark annually, showing a bright green inner bark which then darkens and matures to give blue, purple, orange and then maroon tones…

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LQ6vQ TIL in 1972 a note left in a locker at JFK Airport demanded payment or bombs would go off on 4 TWA planes leaving that day. Police found one bomb but cleared the other TWA flights. The next day a bomb exploded on a TWA plane at McCarran Airport in Vegas - it was one of the planes cleared to leave NY
LQ1PZ TIL that Iran offers the most government mandated time off with a total of 53 days
R57Dj TIL in 1881 Listerine mouthwash distributor agreed to pay royalties to it's inventor and still pays his family, for some 141 years for now
7PbM TIL Viagra can even make flowers stay erect
6A9l TIL that the Tourette Syndrome Association released a statement after the South Park episode “Le Petit Tourette” where they complimented the show on being “well researched” and that it “served as a clever device” to get accurate information to the public.