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TIL carrots were originally cultivated for their leaves and seeds

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mxYxp TIL 'The Lost Generation' is a sad poem about society that ends with "all this will come true unless we choose to reverse it." If you read it backwards, each line has an opposite meaning, and it becomes happy.
eaDb TIL York, the only African slave on the Lewis and Clark Expeditions, was thought of as a wild, spiritual creature by the Arikara Indians, saved Meriwether Lewis from a Grizzly Bear, and was responsible for many decisions along the journey.
P1MML TIL that a Florida man conducted a hoax for ten years, starting in 1948, that a 4.5m-high penguin was visiting Clearwater Beach. A biologist suggested that the tracks were genuine on account of how they matched animal behaviour. The hoax was revealed in 1988.
pYPQe TIL a 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale that's speculated to be "worth more than $100 million", one of the most valuable cars in the world, is on display in a huge Fort Lauderdale flea market that turns into a 13-screen drive-in at night named Swap Shop.
e0J0E TIL that the Milky Way got its name because the Greek goddess Hera pulled a breastfeeding Hercules off of her boob and milk sprayed across the galaxy.