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TIL that Sunflowers are important for decontaminating soils contaminated by hazardous materials

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aA9o TIL Vacation Time In Canada Is Less Than Any Developed Country.
5ZMP TIL Elvis once handed Alice Cooper one of his guns and asked him to point it at him to show off his karate skills. Cooper later said that he genuinely wanted to pull the trigger to do something legendary with his life, but Elvis knocked the gun out of his hand and pinned him before he could fire.
Drkj TIL 1.2 million golden orb spiders were individually collected to weave the largest piece of golden spider silk cloth in the world
mxdyO TIL that kale, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, and cabbage are all the same plant species, just with different pressures from artificial selection.
xeK5 TIL that after losing the ability to walk from Parkinsons you can still ride a bicycle perfectly. [video + article]