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TIL that microwaving grapes will cause them to produce and discharge plasma.

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7LJP TIL that if George Washington had been America’s king instead of its first president, an 82-year-old retired regional manager from San Antonio, Texas would likely be King of America today
GYJ9N TIL it was considered impossible to run a mile in under 4 minutes until 1954, when Bannister ran the mile in under 4 minutes in the first time in human history
goDW TIL people wear pants because of horses. Mounted armies wearing pants were more effective than those wearing robes
JY6l1 TIL that Vincent Price was originally cast as Santa Clause in “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” but before he recorded his lines his wife had passed away, and the director felt that Price’s sadness could be heard in the lines and deemed them unusable
OGJpa TIL: In 1912, a ship carrying Christmas trees was wrecked, killing all those onboard. Since then, stories of a ghostly Christmas Tree Ship began and the area became a tourist attraction with a museum containing parts of the ship. The trees were meant to be sold for between 50 cents and a dollar.