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TIL Watermelons originated in a desert.

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XAr TIL that c800, the Muslim scientist al-Jahiz developed a theory of evolution involving natural selection and passing on of successful genes
d8ELd TIL Muhammad Ali’s daughter, Maryum Ali was a support worker for 15 years working in high crime neighbourhoods. She was on the TV show ’60 Days In’ and spent 2 months as an undercover inmate. She also wrote a children's picture book called 'I Shook Up The World: The Incredible Life of Muhammad Ali.'
n91o TIL that due to a compressed air leak, a worker in a subway tunnel under New York City’s East River was blown out of the tunnel, through the mud at the bottom of the river, up through the water, and 25 feet or so into the air. He received no serious injury.
WkLOX TIL in 1971 David Scott smuggled a 'Fallen Astronaut' sculpture onto the Apollo 15 lunar mission and placed it on the Moon's surface to "commemorate the astronauts and cosmonauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration."
P1XXL TIL "Stark Raving Dad," the Simpsons episode guest-starring Michael Jackson, was removed from most Simpsons distribution, including a reprint of the season 3 dvds, after the 2019 documentary "Leaving Neverland" was relased.