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TIL magnolia plants are so ancient that they're pollinated by beetles because they existed prior to bees appearing

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rRrg1 TIL: In April, Dr. Ch@os, the man responsible for the causing power outages, taking down air traffic towers, and storing cyanide will no longer have his internet use monitored. He has promised to not commit crime again.
aBKA TIL that January 6th is known as “Little Women’s Christmas” in parts of Ireland. Traditionally, this is the one day a year that husbands would do housework and their wives would go to the pub instead. It is still common for Irish women to have a “girls night out” tonight.
WkPRB TIL Frances Bavier (Aunt Bee) was easily offended on the set of The Andy Griffith Show and the staff took a cautious approach when communicating with her. Andy Griffith said Bavier phoned him four months before she died and apologized for being "difficult" during the series run.
rR5K4 TIL that Astronaut John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich onto a space flight. The sandwich was dubbed the '30 million dollar sandwich"
rRyKx TIL: NYC subway's signal technology is nearly a century old, and signal operators don't know precisely where each car is on the tracks at any given time.