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TIL Not Using Turn Signals Causes More Accidents than Distracted Driving

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W7vWN TIL An art professor at Syracuse University grafted a single tree that grows forty different types of stone fruit including peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, cherries, and almonds. There are now a handful of these trees in different cities around the US.
Lky5Q TIL about Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist who thought up the theory of evolution by natural selection. After recording his expedition findings in the mid 1800’s, Wallace sent his work to his confidant Charles Darwin for a second opinion. Their first paper was a joint effort.
GAME4 TIL Barry Sanders’ lowest rushing yardage total in a 16-game season was 1,304 yards, which happened in 1990. He still led the NFL in rushing yards that season.
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