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TIL: Panama is the only place on the planet that has square trees- even the transplanted trees from the square trees grow round as usual when planted in other places outside of Panama. And the “rings,” of the interior tree grow in a square shape, rather than the usual circle, making it truly unique.

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Wnk9 TIL that Democrats were red and Republicans were blue until the year 2000
LkoOZ TIL of Jennifer Asbenson, a woman who survived an encounter with a serial killer, Andrew Urdiales. He assaulted her, bound her, and put her into the trunk of his car. She broke free and ran away. He chased her with her a machete, but she signalled a passing truck and escaped. Urdiales had 8 victims.
6EAMw TIL there is a difference between a cemetery and a graveyard. A graveyard is on church grounds next to the churchyard
m11nx TIL that the Nazis made butter from coal
dBNE TIL the original “Airplane!” script had the jive dudes speaking lines like “Mo fo, shi’ man, wha’ fo”. Actors Al White and Norman Gibbs carefully created their own language by researching books on African-American dialects and early jazz culture.