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XEvAR TIL Too much exposure to sun or heat drains the flowers of their bright colors. Many flowers prefer morning sun and filtered afternoon light. Other causes of faded flower color include the fact that flowers generally fade after pollination.
BgaGD TIL Michael DeBakey, developed over many years the technique of replacing the damaged aorta with a tube made of polyethylene terephthalate. He himself suffered aortic dissection at the age of 97 and survived for two years thanks to the technique he developed himself.
DQPZe TIL Drake bought a “fantastical, forgotten amusement park” made by famous artists such as Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Salvador Dali to name a few. The original park ran in Germany in 1987. You can go to see the original rides today in Los Angeles, at the carnival Luna Luna.
77O7 TIL In 2008, a group of Australian teenagers beat up the world’s oldest flamingo
reow TIL a restaurant in Edinburgh held a charity hot curry eating contest that resulted in the first 10 contestants writhing in agony, panting, and vomiting, with one contestant being hospitalized twice. The 2nd group of contestants declined to participate.