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TIL Of the vegetable lamb of tartary. How northern Europeans explained cotton in the middle ages.

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1ax0W TIL a study found that wearing a tie can reduce blood flow to the brain. Men wearing ties & men without ties were scanned using MRI to measure the blood flow to the head; brains of tie-wearers on average received 7.5% less cerebral blood flow than brains of those with no ties.
aVNN TIL an Intern at NASA once stole a safe full of moon rocks, sprinkled them on a hotel bed, and had sex with his girlfriend on top of them.
kBN4 TIL It is a requirement for British tanks to have a kettle onboard for brewing tea.
0VLp TIL the actors who played brother and sister on “Dexter” began dating, fell in love, got engaged, got married, and got divorced, all while continuing to play brother and sister on TV.
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