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TIL of the jumping cholla, a cactus that can break itself off and embed in you when you get near it.

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xVEko TIL The maximum amount of money you can win in a single game of Jeopardy is $566,400.
7Rlx TIL that the DCIM folder in your camera stands for “Digital Camera IMages”.
KErJ TIL that in 2011, a 14 year-old amateur astronomer from Canada proved that Jupiter is bright enough to cast shadows on Earth.
JYDVj TIL that half of all US food produce is thrown away (left in the field to rot, fed to livestock or hauled directly from the field to landfill) because of unrealistic and unyielding "cosmetic food" standards!
v5Er TIL of Food For The Poor, a charity organization who gives over 95% of their proceeds to the poor, who’s CEO’s name is Robin Mahfood.