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TIL A pink pigment exists that is so pink its true color cannot be captured by most cameras or displayed on a computer monitor

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9wLN7 TIL that pineapples are not native to the Hawaiian islands, but people nowadays associate the fruit with Hawaii because of James Dole and his company, the Dole Food Company (now Dole), through marketing and investment efforts between 1899 and 1933.
wmVJ TIL Blackbeard was remarkably judicious in his use of force. In dozens of eyewitness accounts, there is not a single instance in which he killed anyone prior to his final, fatal battle with the Royal Navy. “I haven’t seen a single piece of evidence that Blackbeard ever used violence against anyone.”
m188p TIL the word 'steppe' doesn't refer to a specific area of Eurasia, but is is a type of 'ecoregion' characterized by grassland plains and is also found in the Americas, Oceania and Africa
jnyE TIL Paul Reubens tested out the appeal of the Pee Wee Herman character by responding to a cattle call audition for the Dating Game. They called him to appear on the show before he even made it back home.
7rAML TIL Bob Barker actually did his own stunts for Happy Gilmore, including the famous fight scene. Not only did he refuse to do the movie until he found out he won the fight, but he also studied Tang Soo Do karate under Chuck Norris for 8 years.