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TIL in Ancient Greece, throwing an apple at a woman was considered to be a marriage proposal.

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69Ygw TIL Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction groomed and bought heroin for a 14 year old girl, became her lover, and she died at 18 of a heroin overdose. He later learned she was his cousin.
grx67 TIL during the siege of Leningrad, scientists working at the world’s largest collection of seeds protected the seeds from the threats of the cold, the hungry residents of the besieged city, rats, and their own hunger. Twenty-eight of the botanists died during the siege, protecting their collection.
nBP TIL that a Bear, a Tiger and a Lion all live in a house together
woO1M TIL Mara Wilson, the actor who played in Matilda (1996) and Mrs. Doubtfire, is actually cousins with Ben Shapiro.
yVXl TIL a man was arrested for attacking his wife with a turkey sandwich.