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TIL 1976 eletronic music classic album 'Mother Earth's Plantasia' was originally only available to those who bought houseplants from Mother Earth plant store in LA... or given away for free to those who bought Simmons mattress from Sears

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m1vZx TIL that the power symbol is just a combination of the "I" and "O" on a power switch
x6LxD TIL the United States Postal Service (USPS) delivers a whopping 44% of the world's mail
8aPn4 TIL that there is a lake in Australia named "Lake Disappointment". It was named this because the discoverer, Frank Hann, followed an inland flowing creek expecting to find a large freshwater lake, only to find a dried up lake bed because the lake is typically dry. So he named it "Disappointment"
J7ok TIL a family of Turkish villagers naturally walk with a bear crawl and are the sole specimens of natural Quadrupedalism in humans
Jxm8 TIL the term “waffle” (meaning blather or to be indecisive) is not based on the food. It actually comes “waff” which is the 17th century version of “woof,” - the implication being the speaker’s words have as much meaning as a dog barking.