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TIL Olive Garden has a special flavor of Andes mints made for them.

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nwZ9 TIL a 400 years old bosnai tree survived the nuclear blast of Heroshima in 1945, later the tree was presented to USA as a gift and still flourishing in National Arboretum (Washington, D.C.) and past of the tree remained hidden till 2001.
7eyO TIL that buildings in Athens, along with many other cities, have height restrictions on them so they do not obstruct the views of skylines or monuments
BrAYL TIL: GDP (PPP) per capita, the United States is the 15th richest country in the world
N8Y1 TIL that pre-columbian population of the Americas is estimated to have been 50-100 million people. 90% of the indigenous population died from diseases imported by europeans, most of which got infected and died without direct contact - fuelling the legend of an empty continent ready to be seized
KOeEE TIL about the Troxler Effect, which causes our brains to tune out the non-relevant parts when faced with an abundance of visual stimulation. It can lead to optical illusions, including "monsters in the mirror" if you stare at one spot in your reflection for too long.