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All of the World's yeast probably originated in China.

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6Ekkl TIL some plants can generate their own body heat, like mammals. They are called thermogenic plants.
R5VP6 TIL that in “once upon a studio”. When Mickey speaks to a portrait of Walt Disney, playing in the background was Disney's favorite song: "Feed the Birds”. The producers also got Richard Sherman to record a new version for the film, using the same piano and in the same old office of Walt Disney.
8Ab TIL That Dr. Seuss’ name is actually pronounced to rhyme with ‘voice’
kOY55 TIL The shortest run for a TV series was 11 minutes. In 1969, a sketch show called Turn-On, by the creator of Laugh-In, was deemed so risqué that at the 1st commercial break of the 1st episode, a network announced it would no longer play the show and instead aired organ music over a black screen.
8aR1Z TIL that George Washington was actually a Redhead and that he did not wear a wig. Instead, he powdered his hair