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TIL that in 2005 scientists planted a 2000 year old Judean Date Palm seed found in Harod the Great’s Palace. Its germination in 2006 revived the extinct species

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AlZo TIL aircraft windows and doors are round to prevent metal fatigue. As the cabin pressurizes, it puts extreme pressure on the airframe, which is concentrated at right angles. The original De Havilland Comet broke apart multiple times in the 1950s because it had square windows.
7rO6b TIL about a guy who disappeared in to the woods for 27 years and survived by committing about 1000 burglaries
e0MNn TIL In Japan, more paper is used to print manga than is used to make toilet paper
ep0dL TIL that James Gandolfini was only 38 years old when they shot the first season of The Sopranos.
L05Z TIL the new Berlin airport is fully built but non-functional due to faulty construction. It has cost €4.3 billion and cannot open anytime in the near future.