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TIL that lettuce is a member of the sunflower family.

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GYNwJ TIL that in 1988 the Australian Parliament "borrowed" the original copy of the Australian Constitution from Britain (it was originally a British Act of Parliament) and simply never gave it back.
8axo8 TIL of Clive Palmer. An Australian billionaire who has attempted to build the Titanic II once before, failed and is now trying again. He has also built an animatronic dinosaur park on a golf course in Australia.
xYBw TIL: If you’re a man and pee on a pregnancy test and it’s positive, you probably have cancer.
dDDvj TIL dragonflies don’t need their heads to breathe, and so they can survive headless until they starve to death.
gM8b8 TIL China has a shortage of women. Vietnamese wives can be purchased for $4000 to $12,000. A reporter asked some boys why they helped traffickers and they replied “I wanted a new iPhone.”