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TIL Watermelons originated in a desert.

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E1Bad TIL the American music genre Bluegrass is named after a specific band, Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys.
xYwB TIL Bill Paxton improvised the famous line from Aliens “Game over, man! Game over!”, it was not in the script!
BgXGe TIL that in 2010, the remains of ship was found buried underneath the ruins of the Twin Towers.
pYdRp TIL At the start of World War 2 the tops of pillar post boxes were painted with an invisible gas detection paint that would turn yellow in the event of a gas attack.
xV9Vg TIL Air Inuit has provided vital passenger (both scheduled and charter), cargo and emergency air transport services to remote Northern Quebec – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year – for over 40 years since 1978. Air Inuit is 100% owned by the Inuit of Nunavik