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TIL that safflower, which has long been cultivated for food by humans, was sometimes also referred to as "bastard saffron"

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rNBBw TIL of the intense fued between James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul", and Joe Tex. It got so bad Brown turned up to a club they were performing at and started a fight where 7 people were shot. Afterwards, a man gave "each one of the injured a hundred dollars apiece not to carry it no further".
E1okW TIL that infamous motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi, who always rode the number 46 bike, broke his winless streak of 46 races to achieve his 46th overall win with Yamaha Racing, giving him a total of 4,646 career championship points.
6kZJ TIL The entire US coal industry employs fewer people than Arbys
a7lJ TIL Pirate Bay: survey says that 80% of our torrents are legal
b66YE TIL when a female porcupine is ready to mate she climbs a tree and vocalizes loudly like a cat. This mating call attracts the males, which then fight brutally with each other. It's not unusual to see a winning, mating male with a hundred or so quills of rival males' tails stuck in his face.