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TIL: Seeds buried in the ground by a squirrel in Siberia 32,000 years are the oldest plant ever to be regenerated

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5VdO8 TIL About Heritage USA, a Christian themed amusement park which was the third most most attended theme park in the US at 6 million visitors annually. Died an abrupt death due to the Bakker scandal.
m110v TIL that despite the disclaimer at the beginning of the movie Fargo, saying it was a true story, the movie was for the most part not true. It only took parts of other true stories, one of which became the wood chipper scene.
oZLL TIL that the Boo character in the Mario series is based on assistant director Takashi Tezuka’s sometimes ill-tempered wife; “it shrinks when Mario looks at it, but when Mario turns away, it will grow large and menacing”
a8GgJ TIL that there are over 40 million slaves living right now
e0p06 TIL 15% of American divorces are caused in part by "men paying more attention to their video games than their spouse", as of 2011.