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TIL: Every seed in an apple will grow a tree with a completely different type of apple. No relation to the parent apple the seeds come from!

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xVB6k TIL King Parikshit (12th-9th centuries BCE) transformed the Kuru realm into the dominant political and cultural center of northern Iron Age India. While still a baby in his mother's womb, Ashwatthama attempted to kill him by Brahmastra (a powerful fiery weapon) for family revenge
KOrpB TIL That Chicago passed an Ugly Law that prevented anyone who was disabled, deformed, or an unsightly or disgusting object from exposing themselves to public view. Beggars were fined from $1.00 up to $50.00, or shipped to the poorhouse. This law was active in Chicago until 1974.
X0o7E TIL the company of Cards Against Humanity paid to buy the island of Hawaii 2 (in Maine ofc)
nQdd TIL that 2 years ago, the Dutch police caught cannabis growers because their house was the only one in the street without snow on the roof.
erPg TIL that Nikola Tesla predicted in 1926 that one day “We shall be able to communicate with one another instantly, irrespective of distance… we shall see and hear one another as perfectly as though we were face to face” through devices able to fit into a vest pocket.