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TIL that mango and avocado seeds do not survive freezing or drying and are called recalcitrant, as opposed to orthodox seeds that can survive for hundreds of years just fine, like legumes.

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LkjwQ TIL that the piano used to record “Hey Jude” by the Beatles was the same piano Freddie Mercury used to record “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
N7a4E TIL that the 14th Dalai Lama has a collection of more than 15 watches, among them a Patek Phillipe Ref. 658 - one of only 15 made - which was sent by US President Frank D. Roosevelt and is still functional, a Rolex Datejust made of gold and stainless steel, and a Rolex Day-Date made of yellow gold
awWM TIL Aaron McGruder, the author of the Boondocks, called Condoleeza Rice a mass murderer to her face.
XEy76 TIL Offshore oil/gas rigs are among the most productive fish habitats in the world. For some species, the rigs are even better nurseries than natural reefs.
YRVW TIL: 2 countries have 0.00% unemployment