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TIL Coriander and Cilantro are from the same plant

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m1ZOM TIL: Since whales can use echolocation to see under the skin, males of some species of whales have evolved internal "antlers" to impress the lady whales.
OG0bY TIL in 2009 a 1400 year old Hoard was found in England with 11 pounds of gold. One piece was inscribed with a Bible verse translated as, “let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee." (Numbers 10:35)
Y7Mmv TIL of the jockey Frank Hayes. Never previously winning a race before, he is the only known jockey to have died mid race remaining on the horse and winning.
BgXjk TIL, that the oldest potted plant in the world was brought to kew gardens in London in 1773 and is still there today.
rRvP0 TIL in 2000, Russian submarine Kursk experienced a torpedo system failure. The explosion caused the sub to hit the ocean floor. All 118 crew members eventually perished as a result of failed rescue missions. The president kept it quiet. Later a victims wife and mother were forcibly sedated.