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TIL Kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, and kohlrabi were all selectively bred from the mustard plant.

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KOpR6 TIL in the Sellafield nuclear power plant there is an industrial freezer packed with an expanding mountain of radioactive seagulls that were shot by snipers employed by the plant
jMmR TIL that The Beatles officially broke up at Walt Disney World
gB8 TIL that Abraham De Moivre, a French mathematician, successfully predicted the date of his own death in 1754
v1g0K TIL a regular cup of coffee (12oz) actually has more caffeine in it than a regular shot of espresso (2oz). People tend to think of espresso as the energy drink due to consumption time: people sip on coffee but treat espresso as a shot.
j6kYp TIL a study involving 75K adults compared the participants' preferred sleep timing (known as chronotype) with their actual sleep behavior & found regardless of one's preferred bedtime, everyone benefitted from turning in early. Being up late is not good for your mental health (suggested 1am bedtime)