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TIL the Brontosaurus once was considered to have never existed but has recently been declared to have actually existed. It was thought to have been in the same genus as the Apatosaurus but recent discoveries have separated the two as distinct

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P1aje TIL that by the time the place of origin for pepper had been located, the East India Company was chartered in 1601. By 1603, the EIC brought a million pounds of black pepper (1/4 the total demand in Europe) back to London
mxYao TIL that some species of bamboo flower only once in decades, and do so simultaneously across the entire planet, regardless of location or climate
aME0 TIL that some of the children who sang in Another Brick In The Wall launched a bid in 2004 for thousands of pounds in unpaid royalties
kJLpW TIL some types of fig require a special breed of wasp to pollinate the females fruits. The female wasp crawls inside through a hole so narrow that she loses her wings in the process and becomes trapped. The fig produces an enzyme that digests this wasp completely, so the crunchy bits are just seeds
KO96E TIL Ian Fleming was told by his doctor that gin was damaging to his health (Fleming loved gin so much he would drink a pint every day). The doctor then suggested something relatively less damaging to Fleming's health: bourbon.