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TIL a Victorian hack of growing rhubarb in complete darkness - except for the light of a single candle - produces a sweeter and redder result

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vPGYD TIL that the Capoor family is one of the prominent families of the Indian / Hindi film industry. For 94 years, more than 4 generations and 100’s of famous Capoors have enjoyed extraordinary success in Bollywood.
1xNX TIL coming back from the moon, Apollo astronauts had to go through customs and declare moon rock as cargo.
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