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TIL that there are two species of flowering plants native to Antarctica.

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grK5b TIL that the jazz singer Norah Jones is the daughter of Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar best known in the Western world from his collaboration with ex-Beatle George Harrison. She and her half-sister Anoushka were both nominated for Grammys in 2003 (where Norah won in 5 categories).
QLyX TIL it was no coincidence “Antz” was released a month before Disney/Pixar “A Bugs life”. Pixar had been working on Bugs Life for much longer. Antz was made by a former Disney employee who didn’t leave on good terms. He sped up the production admitting his intentions were to “Battle Disney”
XEkbD TIL that Jimmy Carter has been alive for almost 38 years since leaving office. This is the longest post presidential time in U.S. History.
9Y78p TIL that it is a different time in different parts of america so if you travel from new york to la you have to set ur clock ahead 3 hours
b9bNZ TIL that the current primate of the Polish Orthodox Church, archbishop Sawa of Warsaw, worked as an informant for the Polish secret police, reporting fellow churchmen, and used his association with them to climb the church's ranks.