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

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gVdD TIL Google is now worth more than the entire Russian stock market
Kl19 TIL That the full size pears inside some bottles of liquor are actually grown in there by hanging the bottles from the tree
wLNEY TIL Gouda is pronounced How-da
ADv4x TIL Wood frogs in Alaska can hold their pee for up to 8 months, during the region's long winters. They relieve themselves once temperatures increase. The urine actually helps keep them alive while they hibernates, with special microbes in their gut turning the urea (urine's main waste) into nitrogen
OdA6 TIL that royal women used to give birth in front of an audience to prove that the child was indeed the fruit of the royal woman’s womb.