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TIL carrots used to be purple until they were bred orange.

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GYAX1 Wagyu's fat has a melting point lower than the average human body temperature, it literally melts in your mouth.
9gMQ TIL that there’s a part of our brain that consumes more calories than any other and we have no idea where the energy goes.
epEjL TIL Before Washington, DC became the capital of the US, George Washington and John Adams lived in the President's House in Philadelphia during their presidencies. Due to confusion over its location, it was accidentally demolished in 1951. A public toilet was built over the site it once stood.
mxRxY TIL when the US was pressured by China not to sell F-20 fighters to Taiwan, the US allowed General Dynamics to work with Taiwan to jointly develop a comparable fighter, which was later named F-CK-1. (Yes, it's named after the Taiwanese president who initiated the project, but I'm sure r/theyknew!)
Z8G1R TIL When Mt. St. Helens erupted, it blew and pushed tens of thousands of trees into the surrounding lake. The trees are still there burnt and floating to this day, creating a carpet of dead trees.