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TIL: Viagra, when dissolved in water, can help plant stems stay erect and double their lifespan.

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PVAE TIL the Throne of Denmark is made of narwhal tusks, which were claimed to be unicorn horns, and is flanked by three life-sized silver lions, inspired by the legend of King Solomon’s throne, said to be surrounded by 12 gold lions.
nemKP TIL that in the oldest preserved manuscript of revelations the number of the beast is 616, not 666.
Na4M TIL Scenes in the movie Terminator 2, where Sarah Connor and the T-1000’s facsimile of her are in the same shot aren’t CGI. Rather, it is Lina Hamilton and her non-actress identical twin sister, Leslie Hamilton, who acts as a very realistic body double.
NrXN TIL, that the Doomsday Clock, a measure of how close we are global disaster, is at 11.55pm, the worst it’s been since 1984.
M68 TIL that old calendars can be reused.