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TIL that there is a plant mutation known as phyllody, in which flower parts develop into leaves.

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E1jrx TIL Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya ordered the execution of every one of his daughters upon birth. When he learned that sixteen of his daughters had escaped notice and had grown to adulthood, he invited them to a reception, greeted them kindly and then beheaded all of them.
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