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TIL white asparagus is actually the same species as green asparagus, its shoots are simply covered with soil to avoid photosynthesis

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xVWo TIL the host nation in the Olympics automatically qualifies for all events.
0d80M TIL A hang-gliding world record was set in 1989 by Kevin Christopherson, who rode an updraft 287 miles (462 km) from Bairoil, Wyoming to North Dakota
R5n11 TIL Robin Williams improv was so good in FernGully the director tripled his character’s screen time for the final cut.
LgLp TIL that 31% of British Muslims believe that leaving the Muslim religion should be punishable by death.
OGPnL TIL that orcas have a culture that they pass down to their offspring and they also have variations in vocalizations similar to languages and dialects in humans