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TIL that in 2013 a UK company perfected the “tomtato” - a plant that grows potatoes under the soil and tomatoes above.

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Q1jp TIL in 1952 after a good samaritan helped capture notorious bank robber Willie Sutton, NYC Mob Boss Albert Anastasia ordered the man dead after watching an interview with him on TV saying “I can’t stand squealers! Hit that guy!”. The man was killed a few days later. Sutton had no Mob connections
W7yld TIL of Mary Tofts who successfully tricked doctors into believing that she had given birth to rabbits. OK, the year was 1726, and it was in the darker regions of England, but even the surgeon to the Royal Household of King George I fell for it. Nonetheless, rabbit stew was off most tables for a time
KEPG TIL - Freddy Mercury was so ill with AIDS when he recorded “The Show Must Go On” that Brian May didn’t think he could do it. Mercury slammed some vodka, said “I’ll fucking do it, darling” and killed it in one take.
b980E TIL That Jesse Dimmick, a kidnapper, tried to sue his hostages for escaping, claiming that "they broke an oral contract" in exchange for offering them money to keep him hidden from the authorities
18QO TIL that the Colorado Dept. of Transportation replaced mile marker 420 east of Denver with a marker that reads 419.99 to prevent theft.