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TIL one bad apple in a bunch will release ethylene, ruining all the other apples

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yw1M TIL: That Anne Frank only assumed that her father was killed in the concentration camps and that a childhood friend of hers stated that if she knew he was still alive she believed Anne would have summoned the courage to survive
p8yop TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger was a millionaire before he came to America, thanks to his business degree. He participated in bodybuilding (and later became an actor) as hobbies.
ZppJv TIL about CityTree, a moss covered wall that is capable of binding environmental toxins while producing oxygen at the same time. It has the same purifying effect as 250 trees.
v1nBj TIL that while Icelanders usually have last names consisting of -son (son) or -dóttir (daughter) suffixed to their father's given name, non-binary Icelanders are now allowed to have gender-neutral last names using the suffix -bur (child) instead.
npwG TIL that the first pregnancy tests on record were in Ancient Egypt. Women would pee on a field of wheat and barley. If the wheat sprouted, it was going to be a girl. If the barley sprouted, it was going to be a boy. If neither sprouted, the woman wasn’t pregnant.