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TIL that somе librariеs allow you to chеck out sееds with thе intеntion that you will rеplacе thе sееds whеn your crop is harvеstеd.

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X0AVk TIL after Rush's 1975 album "Caress of Steel" had disappointing sales, Mercury Records considered dropping the band. However, they were allowed to make one more album. Despite pressure from the label to go commercial, Rush ignored them and in 1976 released their breakthrough prog-rock album: "2112”.
nenEG TIL: Jesus is the most mentioned person in the Quaran
v1OrD TIL of Larry Walters, who in 1982 rode a lawn chair attached to helium balloons to 16,000 feet. He ended up floating in the path of pilots at LAX Airport. Armed with a pellet gun, he controlled his descent by firing the gun at the balloons, popping them one by one.
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