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Today I Learned that you can’t find broccoli in the wild since it was created by humans by breeding it from wild cabbage.

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D1NMD TIL casino chips contain RFID chips which can be deactivated and made worthless if stolen. Also casino playing cards contain invisible bar codes preventing any card switching.
MejKb TIL that there was an direct to VHS special of Disney Channel's "Welcome To Pooh Corner" (1983) that dealt with stranger danger, and what to do if a stranger wants to touch you inappropriately.
8anWK TIL that US president George H.W. Bush narrowly avoided being eaten by Japanese soldiers during World War II in late 1944 when he was 20 years old. It is known as Chichijima incident.
a88DM TIL: Hollywood legend Shirley MacLaine played baseball on an all-boys team (1940s), holding the record for most home runs, which earned her the nickname "Powerhouse"
xYbD TIL Scientists discovered in 2015 that Boa Constrictors kill their prey by cutting off their blood supply, not by suffocation like it was originally assumed.