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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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p8Pl4 TIL that a dog in Mexico named Frida saved the lives of 12 people who were trapped under rubble due to earthquakes. She identified a total of 52 bodies during her career and is considered a national heroine in Mexico. She is now officially retired.
Y76Kd TIL Orville Wright's final flight was in a plane whose wingspan exceeded the length of his original flight.
e0GKk TIL of the 67 people who have served as President of Bolivia, 13 (19%) died by tragic means. 5 died in office, 3 by assassination and 2 of the 5 who died were suspected assassinations. A further 8 former presidents were assassinated in various ways after leaving office.
4XwRa TIL that a stolen 9.5 million dollar Stradivarius Cello was nearly turned into a fancy CD rack
JYpK1 TIL that American Airlines once had to remove a passenger because the guy blew a gasket when employees asked him not to do pull-ups on the overhead storage bins.