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TIL Sunflowers can help clean up radiation.

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nWwDG TIL that in 1963, the Japanese song "Ue o Muite Arukō" became the first song in a non-European language to top the US charts. The song, inspired by the US military’s presence in Japan, is about whistling to stop yourself from crying.
e0XJ6 TIL the date on which Easter falls is based on the moon. It's always on the Sunday after the first full moon of the spring equinox. If the first full moon happens to be on a Sunday, then Easter is celebrated on the following Sunday.
WaGd TIL Australia has 5 timezones. Unlike other timezones that are almost completely vertical, the country has a few split up into North and South. Only 2 of the timezones are affected by Daylight Savings.
mYbO TIL there’s a website called freerice.com that asks you vocabulary questions, and donates 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme for every question you answer correctly.
YpQeP TIL Patreon co-founder and CEO Jack Conte has an eclectic career, including a role as a voice actor on The Sims 2, and more notably as the founder of two different bands, Pomplamoose and Scary Pockets, both of which have their own successful Patreon accounts.