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TIL papayas can naturally change sex while growing and scientists are working on methods to produce fruit-only plants

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MeVeW TIL when Gandhi's wife was stricken with pneumonia, doctors told her husband that a shot of penicillin would heal her, he refused to have "alien" medicine used and she died. Soon after, Gandhi caught malaria and, relenting from the standard applied to his wife, allowed doctors to save his life.
VDnp TIL of the first submarine known to have been used in war. It was called Turtle, and was used (unsuccessfully) during the American Revolutionary War.
Y7GZr TIL: That at least six people have been killed in the Philippines just for singing the song "My Way" on karaoke. Explanations for these incidents differ from the song being simply frequently sung among the nation's karaoke bars where violence is common or to perceived aggressive lyrics of the song.
woya6 TIL of the burials of Hawaiian chiefs and Sacred burial Practices of the Ancient Native Hawaiians
vrBj TIL: The Japanese considered raw salmon dangerous, since Pacific salmon was prone to parasites. Norway had too much salmon and decided to focus on teaching Japanese consumers that Atlantic salmon was safe to eat raw. It took ten years for Salmon sushi/sashimi to finally become popular.