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TIL that the Bramley apple, a widespread cooking apple, and all of its trees originated from a single tree that was planted by accident 200 years ago. That tree is still alive today

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BgNbx TIL that a sample of the wood and fabric from the Wright Flyer was carried to the surface of the Moon by the crew of Apollo 11. It commemorated the first flight, which happened only 66 years earlier.
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