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TIL- The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any form but fresh....lettuce.

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YwNP TIL if you want Bill Murray in your movie, you have to call a 1-800 number and leave a voicemail. If he likes your idea, he’ll call you back.
vG9B TIL 61 percent of women in rural China hide incidents of extreme domestic abuse or seek treatment under fake names. The country has no national law to protect women from abuse.
XYZk TIL that actress Hedy Lamarr was also a prolific inventor. One of her inventions allowed for guided torpedoes in WWII. But because the Navy wasn’t receptive to ideas coming outside the military, it wasn’t implemented during the war. Her idea went to later be basis for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, & CDMA.
dD9md TIL that The Goonies and Back To The Future took place on the exact same day
Yp6GB TIL about Chronic Wasting Disease, a contagious disease that infects the brains of deer, elk, and other ruminants. It causes weight loss, confusion, tremors, and is always fatal. Found in at least 24 states, scientists are unsure whether it can transfer to humans via contact or meat consumption.