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TIL Viticulture, or winegrowing, involves growing and harvesting grapes, a horticulture branch. Native to Europe and the Caspian, the adaptable grape vine thrives globally on every continent except Antarctica.

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VGM4 TIL that 1 in 200 US births are to mothers who report that they have never had sex. Relative to “non-virgin” mothers not only do these mothers report lower communication from their parents about sex/contraception, but they were also younger and more likely to have signed chastity pledges.
1oAP TIL that Harry Truman was a KKK member for a short time in the 1920’s
kXWm TIL The original creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, was also friends with L. Ron Hubbard, the creator of Scientology, and boasted that he, too, could have started his own religion if he wanted to.
VMNW8 TIL that Peter Gabriel intended for the 1986 song "In Your Eyes" to be the last track on his album "So", but due to the prominent bass line and the limitations of vinyl records, it had to be placed earlier on the record. This was rectified on the CD release of the album.
LkWeP TIL of a Jewish ballerina, Franceska Mann, who while stripping to go into the gas chambers, shot a German officer and wounded another.