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XEn18 TIL that poppies aren't always red, they can also be white, pink, yellow, orange and purple
WPL8 TIL The voice of South Park’s “Chef,” Isaac Hayes, did not personally quit the show as Stone and Parker had thought. They later found out that his Scientologist assistants resigned on his behalf after Hayes had a stroke, possibly without his knowledge, according to Hayes’ son.
nWKor TIL Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense, was elected to the French National Convention despite speaking no French. He was later arrested and narrowly escaped execution during the French Terror.
WB5B TIL that out of 46,000 discovered species of spider, only a single one has been found to be a herbivore.
rR8Dy TIL that Benkos Bioho, an African king that was captured and taken to South America, helped create a way to use braids to convey maps and messages. This stopped his captors from finding out his and his peers' plans. Some braids represented escape and certain roads while others held gold and seeds.