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TIL one horse’s power is greater than one horsepower

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L9xQ TIL that through the process of grafting it is possible for one tree to produce multiple types of fruit. One remarkable example is the Tree of 40 fruit that produces up to 40 different stone fruits simultaneously
WkNK4 TIL Stegosaurus did not exist in the same timeline as Tyrannosaurus Rex. In fact, T-Rex's existence is much closer to human's existence in the timeline than to Stegosaurus's existence.
VQmD TIL that pants were likely invented to make horseback riding more comfortable.
R5n69 TIL: about explosion welding. First observed during WW1 when shrapnel wasn't just stuck but welded. Now done in controlled sheets for comercial material.
Mekj7 TIL: John Francis, an American environmentalist, decided to stop speaking for a day to learn to listen better to his opponents. He turned it into a 17-year vow of silence. During those 17 years, he went to school and even earned a PhD.