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TIL the soldier who shot and killed John Wilkes Boothe was given the nickname "Lincoln's Avenger"

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7V6X TIL over 90% of Afghans have never heard of 9/11
y9aJ TIL vanilla flowers only open once for 2-3 hours and require hand pollination to produce a bean
epDa5 TIL Many plastic items in the grocery store have a set of three arrows forming a triangle with a number in the middle—but it’s not a recycling symbol. It’s a resin stamp indicating roughly the type of plastic it is. The petrochemical industry created it to make consumers think the item is recyclable
j6wDE TIL that South Koreans can be punished for using cannabis in a county where it's legal upon return to South Korea
EgxE0 TIL "The Razor and Blades Business Model" is the specific term used to describe a product sold at a low price (or given away) in order to increase sales of a complementary good. For example, low-cost printers that only accept expensive refill cartridges.