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TIL that the Crown Prince and heir to the Empire of Iran lives in Great Falls, Virginia

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BrGlD TIL that the term “Green Thumb” comes from the fact that algae growing on the outside of earthenware pots will stain a person's thumb (and fingers) if he or she handles enough pots. Hence, a person who is always working with flowerpots has a green thumb
bkx9 TIL prolific writer Harlan Ellison was expelled from college for hitting a professor who had denigrated his writing ability, and over the next 20-odd years he sent that professor a copy of every single story he published.
b9ZR7 TIL ducklings indicate signs of abstract thinking. Ducklings demonstrated the ability to think abstractly within hours of being hatched, distinguishing the concepts of “same” and “different” with success.
wLBPE TIL of Robert Fortune who in the 19th century was hired by the British East India Company to infiltrate China and steal their tea and reveal their tea-making process kept secret for thousands of years.
LQxNV TIL 80% of families in Argentina have at least one pet in their home.