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TIL Broccolini was developed in the 1990’s

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wojYJ TIL that ELVES are a rare type of red lightning that involves red flashes with a radius of 350 km (220 mi) which only last for 0.001 second. They form when an electromagnetic pulse shoots upward and causes the nitrogen molecules to glow scarlet.
RvO6 TIL a Polish soldier in WWII allowed himself to be captured by German soldiers so he could secretly report on conditions in Auschwitz
vWDL TIL sloths, although slow in almost all aspects of life, mate in just 5 seconds
OovPL TIL: despite being an 11-time all-star, Olympic Dream Team member, and double hall of fame inductee, Charles Barkley rejected the idea of athletes as role models for youth, saying "A million guys can dunk a basketball in jail. Should they be role models?"
J1ydv TIL Bermuda has no indigenous population, and has only been permanently settled since 1609.