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TIL that Granny Smith apples originated near Sydney, Australia in 1868 and were only first imported en masse to the US in the 1970’s.

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ZpwgD TIL there is an Iraqi bellydance called Kawliya which involves flipping the hair and rolling the head in a manner reminiscent of a heavy metal fan at a concert. Kawliya used to be considered a disgraceful dance but is now very popular with Iraqi women who like to dance this way at social events...
kOkLB TIL a university maths professor helped a pig farmer prove in court that a hot air balloon startled his pigs causing them to fall into a ditch and die by using trigonometry and a photograph
BxJk TIL in Ancient Persia, the men used to debate ideas once sober and once drunk, because the idea needed to sound good in both states in order to be considered a good idea.
yQDKv TIL that 90% of people (trichromats) see about 1 million colors, but the others, (tetrachromats) have a genetic mutation and therefore see an incredible 100 million colors. This happens more in women, with nearly 12% of women having this fourth color perception channel.
9Y0o7 TIL during WW2, a fake town was built to disguise the Boeing plant that was building B17 bombers.