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TIL a plant was modified to grow potatoes and tomatoes and is called “ketchup-n-fries”

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yQxdV TIL that Yellow River (Huang He) in China had shifted its course in 1855 when the river breaches its northern levees, causing the river mouth to be shifted hundreds of kilometres, from Yellow Sea south of Shandong Peninsula, to Bohai Sea, north of Shandong Peninsula.
OopdY TIL in 2012 wanting a dad was the tenth highest requested Christmas gift by children in the UK.
x6E8B TIL that the Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a commentary about meat production. Director Tobe Hooper said, "I gave up meat while making that film. In a way I thought the heart of the film was about meat; it’s about the chain of life and killing sentient beings."
RWOl TIL In 1969 a 14 year old boy managed to sneak into John Lennon’s hotel room with a reel-to-reel recorder and Lennon actually agreed to be interviewed by him. The recording still exists.
VKZ4 TIL that the nose in this face ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), is the clicking noise in African languages.