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TIL Gerrymandering is pronounced the same as GIF

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xX81 TIL That after a rash of unexplained pay phone thefts, Malaysian authorities discovered fisherman were using them as bait.
R5k47 TIL that the talipot palm produces the world's largest flower cluster (inflorescence) containing one to several million flowers. It grows up to 25m tall, takes 30 to 80 years to reach maturity to flower and then dies immediately afterwards, having drained all its nutrients in the process.
momo TIL Australian Phil Baker was walking on the beach while waiting to meet his son, Benji for the first time in 13 years. Phil saw a kayaker in trouble. He dove into the ocean and carried the half-conscious man to shore. The man turned out to be Benji
aaVo TIL that due to clerical errors, Mississippi didn’t ratify the abolition of slavery until 2013.
1alr4 TIL about Broken Leg, a collared mountain lion who’s kills over 15 months were recorded as 24 badgers, 1 sheep, 1 dog, 2 porcupines, 8 beavers, 9 coyotes, 2 mule deer, 2 antelope, and 17 elk.