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TIL that before the 16th century, most carrots were purple

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a806J TIL that in 1998 the World Trade Center was robbed by three criminals hired by the North Jersey Mafia. $1.6 million dollars were stolen from the 11th floor of the North Tower. This would be the last of a series of crimes committed at the WTC until 9/11.
ok1E TIL that all 6 American flags on the moon have turned completely white.
0dGK5 TIL about the Bachop brothers, siblings who played rugby together for the New Zealand All Blacks but also against each other for two different nations: Samoa and Japan.
1oZP TIL Competitive eater Patrick Bertoletti currently holds the world record for eating 21 lbs of grits… in 10 minutes
neXbW TIL Bananas are going extinct due to a untreatable fungus breakout that's spreading around the world