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TIL of Phytophotodermatitis, a skin condition caused by exposure to sunlight after handling citrus fruits

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xJLD TIL Director Stanley Kubricks personal assistant was assigned many tasks including cutting fresh grass each day, laying it on the carpet for Kubricks cat to roll in, then vacuuming up the grass afterwards.
4oLa TIL Microsoft makes more money from Samsung than from Skype, Windows phone, and XBOX combined
VBVd4 TIL That the UK has far more Giant Redwood (Sequoias) Trees than California. Est 500K in the UK compared to 80K in California
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WkWjY TIL Bob the Railway dog would hitch rides on the South Australian Railways system, travelling thousands of miles sitting in front of the coal space. He had no master but was loved by engineers and trainmen. He was given a collar that read- Stop me not, but let me jog, For I am Bob, the drivers dog.