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TIL that kale, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, and cabbage are all the same plant species, just with different pressures from artificial selection.

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R79x8 TIL that Laika the first dog in space went through a grueling death hours after the launch of the spaceship from overheating She had been strapped in with no space to move, had only one serving of food, and was under immense stress from being in there. This made me immensely sad.
R7jGa TIL 'Somethin' Stupid' recorded by Frank and Nancy Sinatra is the only father-daughter duet to reach #1 on the charts
alL0 TIL that the Baby Boomers were nicknamed the “Me Generation” due to their perceived narcissism.
gAob TIL Playboy’s circulation reached its peak at 7 million in 1972, down to about 1.5 million today
xp05 TIL Harvard scientists have proven that detox diets or “juicing” doesn’t work… and that there is no basis in human biology that indicates fasting is a healthy way to detox the body