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

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nVbW TIL On this day in 1931, 17-year-old Jackie Mitchell struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig during an exhibition game against the Yankees. A few days later, her contract was voided and women were declared unfit to play baseball.
D1XVJ TIL In 2014 two chemists co-authored a paper describing all those consumer products appropriately labelled as “chemical free”. The paper was blank.
MeOO7 TIL - Classic Yellow Mustard is one of (If not) the healthiest condiment in the world.
Z9o4 TIL Rage Against The Machine’s self titled debut album was recorded with the highest standards and is used by audiophile publications to test hi-fi equipment.
m1dPv TIL the Sun makes a full rotation every 27 days.