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TIL that the pecan industry's success is due to a slave named Antoine, who was a gardener and expert grafter of pecan trees. In 1876, nuts from Antoine's trees were displayed alongside Bell's telephone, the Remington typewriter, Heinz ketchup, and the right arm and torch of the Statue of Liberty.

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jm9E TIL of the Aka tribe in Central Africa where male and female roles are virtually interchangeable. Women hunt, men mind the children,and vice versa. Men spend 47 percent of their time within reach of their kids, more than any other society, and even let them suckle.
5pLQ TIL of “Musth”, a periodic condition that happens to male bull elephants where their testosterone levels get up to 60 times higher than usual. Scientific studies of Musth are next to impossible because its hard to study a 13 foot, 15,000 lb angry elephant.
QNKXd TIL that in Japan there is a group of prominent female housewife stock traders known as Mrs. Watanabe who are so proficient at what they do that many traders look to them for reference on which stocks are doing well.
5rnr TIL Coca-Cola’s distribution network is being used to transport life-saving medicines to remote regions of Zambia.
eX6n TIL of Vitaly Kaloyev, a Russian man who lost his family in a 2002 airliner collision. 2 years later Vitaly tracked down the air traffic controller responsible for the crash, murdered him in front of his family, served 3 years in prison, and then returned home to a hero’s welcome.