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TIL a Tomato plant in Disney's Epcot Center broke a world record in 2016 for producing over 32,000 tomatoes

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AaXw TIL that according to Welsh legend Pembroke Welsh Corgis were mounts for fairies to pull their carriages and sometimes roll into battle.
6EDLw TIL the Bagworm Moth Caterpillar is one of the rare architects of the animal world. They construct miniature “log cabins” by collecting little twigs and building them into tiny protective houses which they live in! Some constructions look similar to a strand of DNA.
p8EoN TIL that there is a species of velvet spider where the mothers liquefy their internal organs to regurgitate for their spiderlings to eat. Once the mother is no longer able to regurgitate, the young eat her.
e0vQE TIL: MIT awards degrees with a certificate credentialing the graduate as a "Pirate" if they complete Archery, Fencing, Pistol (or Rifle), and Sailing classes before graduating. Certified Pirates are inducted at an official ceremony each year.
epY6 TIL That in addition to HTTP response codes 403: Forbidden, 404: Not found, etc. There also is Code 418: I’m a Teapot.