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TIL that up until the late 1960s, all 250,000 bagels made daily in NYC were handmade by just 350 artisans who were members of the NYC Bagel Union

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mndp TIL that panic grass grows in Yellowstone park at soil temperatures of 50C (125F). In order to do this, the plant needs the presence of a particular type of fungus. But the fungus in turns needs to be infected with a particular virus. All three are required to survive at this temperature.
Yp4e7 TIL in 2014 Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols admitted to spending 10,000 euros on iPad games
eyDg TIL that four teenage girls lied to have an innocent man convicted of murdering a child. They never apologised, claiming they did it “for a laugh”.
8awba TIL About Buffalo City, NC. The once tight knit logging boomtown and “moonshine capital” was visited by FDR on a trip to Roanoke. Built in the middle of nowhere, they relied on alcohol-tourism during the 1920s & 30s, “mysteriously” turning ghost town after prohibition ended.
GANW7 TIL due to variances in Earth's orbit, in the northern hemisphere the day with the earliest sunset IS NOT December 21st. In fact in USA it occurs in early December and varies +/-2 weeks depending on your location