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TIL that the Sierra Madre Wisteria is the largest blossoming plant in the world. The Wistaria Vine has over 1.5 million blossoms and weighs over 250 tons.

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D1OkP TIL about Arthur John Priest, a "fireman" who survived the sinking of the Titanic...and FIVE OTHER disasters at sea before and after.
Gmrj TIL Human eyes have unusually small irises, which may help social communication by allowing people to see where others are looking
jErQ TIL that adding 10,000 years to the AD year count (i.e. 12014 for this year) gives us the Holocene Calender. It is an estimate of the number of years since the Neolithic Revolution, which is considered to have been the birth of civilization.
9YYYD TIL that “TSA security officers do not search for marijuana or other drugs,” but will refer you to local law enforcement should they stumble across them.
5Ymb9 TIL of Vermin Supreme. A man who has unsuccessfully ran for president four times. He wears a giant boot on his head and campaigns every term on the promise to make Americans brush their teeth and that he will give every citizen a pony if he is elected.