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TIL about fasciation, where instead of growing around a single point, a plant grows elongated

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NXV98 TIL that Cars is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. With its first release in 2006, it ranks higher than Hello Kitty, Looney Tunes, Toy Story, Angry Birds, and The Simpsons.
9Y74B TIL there is a Marvel comic titled "Demon in a Bottle" in which Iron Man battles alcoholism
LQ0Xv TIL The record for highest sale at auction for a United States bank note is $396,000 for a modern series $20 with a banana sticker on it.
ne5a7 TIL Gardeners have attempted to breed blue roses for centuries - without success. Researchers managed to give white roses a tint of blue but still cannot produce natural blue roses.
6E56Q TIL Scott Carpenter was the only NASA Mercury astronaut who hadn’t finished college. After his spaceflight, the university granted him his degree because "his subsequent training as an astronaut more than made up for the deficiency in the subject of heat transfer."