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TIL There is a banana ripening facility in The Bronx, NY
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TIL that sustaining the filibuster in US political history has, at various times, involved: preparing a pee bucket, reading the phone book, reciting recipes, and in one most remarkable case, restraining Robert La Follette from hurling a brass spittoon at Joseph Robinson in 1917.
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TIL that Steve Jobs had the only form of pancreatic cancer that was treatable and curable, but relied heavily on alternative medication, which largely attributed to his death.
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TIL that during the 1800s, some artists created beautiful and intricate patterns using algae under a microscope. They are called diatom arrangements.
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TIL that the ancient Romans used concrete with volcanic ash mixed in, which allowed for much stronger crack-resistant concrete
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TIL children develop stronger bonds and derive more satisfaction from relationships with their pets than with their siblings, more so if the pets are dogs.