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TIL Sea kelp, the largest species of seaweed, reproduces with sperm and an egg.

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Z8PVv TIL of the Narco-Submarine, a partially and/or fully submersible craft used by cartels to smuggle drugs while avoiding radar and sonar
8a7V8 TIL the largest empire ever to exist based on percentage of world population was the Achaemenid Empire originating from Iran, which contained 44% of the global population in 480BC
8ePB8 TIL Sharon Stone did not know about the famous up-skirt shot in 'Basic Instinct' until she saw it at a screening. It was later used against her in a custody ruling.
NEw8 TIL The Boudin bakery in San Francisco, has been making sourdough bread for 166 years and every loaf of sourdough bread they make has a portion of the original “mother dough” from 1849 in it.
W7rQA TIL The world’s largest tomato processor, The Morning Star Company, has no bosses—employees write their own job descriptions and negotiates responsibilities and compensation with peers.