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TIL that weeds don’t have any classification and that any plant could be considered a weed.

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KODVQ TIL of Jānis Pīnups. Presumed killed in World War II, he deserted the Red Army. To avoid being caught, he hid in the forest until 1995, constructing bunkers to hide in. Only his siblings knew he was alive, and he helped them gather forest mushrooms and berries under the cover of night.
WkrjN TIL Freddie Mercury was actually Bisexual and was qouted as saying that a women was the love of his life.
E1yv0 TIL that a Russian railway company once proposed a super highway that would connect New York City to London by going west from NYC.
wLe5E TIL that Aladdin animator Randy Cartwright described working on the Magic Carpet as challenging, since it is only a rectangular shape, that expresses itself through pantomime. Cartwright kept folding a piece of cloth while animating to see how to position the Carpet.
K7YR TIL that according to surveys, Americans are becoming more pessimistic about the American Dream, focusing more on holding on to what they have than moving upwards