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TIL there's a type of tree in Cancun called the "tourist tree" because the tree's bark is red and peeling, like the skin of the sunburnt tourists in the region

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4QoN TIL during renovations on his house, a thigh bone was found in Benjamin Franklin’s house. In total, over 1,200 bones were pulled up, making up the remains of 6 children and 4 adults.
Nmke TIL Adam Sandler’s reason as to why he made a 4-picture contract with Netflix was because, “When these fine people came to me with an offer to make four movies for them, I immediately said yes for one reason and one reason only. Netflix rhymes with Wet Chicks.”
4kAVa TIL that there is a role in system of Bosnia and Herzegovina that has the power to remove public officials from office and pass laws, although it's exclusively held by foreigners
GAMyQ TIL Mahatma Gandhi said 'No' to formal clothes in 1921. After his visit to Buckingham Palace, asked if he was adequately clothed, he said, "The King was wearing enough clothes for both of us"
0wGmp Plastic cigarette wrapper found inside a jellyfish.