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TIL that in the late 19th Century, German immigrants were among the first to cultivate oranges in California and on the West Coast, forever transforming the agriculture and economy of that region of the United States.

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ZpalY TIL Crystal Cave in Mexico is so humid and warm that fluid will begin to condense in a person's lungs, and cause them to 'drown' if they linger too long inside.
LkglQ TIL many countries have their own version of “when pigs fly.” In South Africa it’s “When horses grow horns.” In Russia: “When the crawfish whistles on the mountain.” In Albania: “On August 36.” In Greece: “Right on the Day of St. Dick’s”
r61o TIL Asphalt pavement is not only America’s most recycled and reused material, it now is being recycled and reused at a rate over 99 percent.
LkPZQ TIL Prince Philip of is worshipped by inhabitants of some villages on the island of Tanna, Vanuatu, holding feasts on his honour and having portraits of him
69e9w TIL: former LDS president Gordon B. Hinckley had a homosexual and prostitution sex scandal that made National news in the 1990’s