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TIL that before the 16th century, most carrots were purple
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TIL that radioacive carbon-14, residue left from nuclear detonations in the 50s and 60s has been detected in deep-ocean creatures
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TIL that an encrypted note sent on June 6, 1944 was found attached to a pigeon skeleton in 2012. The message has not been deciphered.
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TIL Marvel pays Stan Lee $1 million per year for life
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TIL That when the famous pirate Henry Morgan died, an amnesty was declared so pirates and privateers could come and pay their respects without fear of arrest. He was also given a state funeral in Port Royal, and buried with a 22-gun salute.
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TIL while Janis Joplin only had one Top 40 hit song, that record, "Me and Bobby McGee", got up to #1 on the charts.