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TIL that Tabasco Sauce undergoes a three-year fermentation process in repurposed whiskey barrels before it’s bottled.

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690VJ TIL the manchineel tree, one of the deadliest plants on Earth, produces a sweet, apple-like fruit that’s highly toxic. Native to the Caribbean and Florida, its sap causes severe burns and blistering on contact, and even a taste of the fruit or inhaling smoke from its wood can be fatal.
69GLJ TIL the propellers of single engine aircraft are angled slightly to the right.
D1JXV TIL ecologist Suzanne Simard discovered that trees use underground fungi networks to communicate and share resources, uprooting the idea that nature constantly competes for survival.
GGvj TIL That Volkwagen Group owns all of the following brands: Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Ducatti, Lamborghini, MAN, Porsche, Scania, SEAT, SKODA, and, of course, Volkswagen.
OQ8X TIL that the only purpose shark fin serves in shark fin soup is to provide texture. All the flavor comes from the other ingredients